Susan Collins actually said...

"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is vital legislation intended to boost our troubled economy and to create and save jobs."

"These funds must be disbursed quickly to meet the goal of stimulating the economy."

"It would indeed be unfortunate and ironic if money is lost to waste, fraud, and abuse because States had insufficient funds to hire the necessary contracting officials, auditors, and oversight employe..."

"I think a lot of the work that you are doing, while extremely worthwhile, is probably the tip of the iceberg."