Susan Collins: “It’s always a tragedy when someone is killed.”

The Downeaster is an essential transportation link for the people of Maine, connecting communities, supporting our economy, and providing a reliable alternative to getting in the car or boarding an airplane.

They don’t have them yet. The orders were placed, but they couldn’t [process] the orders when the government was shut down.

keeps the administration of important landmark education programs at the Department of Education — where Congress specifically put them and where they belong.

“I believe that all of us must avoid that kind of dangerous and disturbing rhetoric, because it could in fact trigger violence,” Collins added.