Susan Collins actually said...

"We have expanded our efforts to improve emergency preparedness and response across the entire country, and we have emphasized the protection of the most vulnerable."

"Today, even as we meet, yet another hurricane, Maria, is battering a region still struggling to recover, and it is expected to hit Puerto Rico particularly hard."

"We are learning how being prepared today can make the difference between safety and danger, and in many cases literally the difference between life and death."

"I want to close my remarks by also warning the residents who have been affected by these storms of the many scams that have already arisen."