Susan Collins actually said...

"It is difficult for us to make the case, which we want to make, if you are not obligating the money."

"The bipartisan National Security Supplemental that the Senate passed more than 2 months ago includes more than $3 billion to bolster the submarine industrial base."

"I have had a front row seat on how not to build a lead ship and how uncertainty can lead to years of damage to the industrial base."

"The civilian personnel system at DoD too often is slow and overly bureaucratic."