The closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility remains a top administration priority and a national security imperative.

I hope our subcommittee will take a look at that, but I wonder if the Department has done any sort of cost benefit analysis.

I am disappointed that the President's budget has slashed funding for this program.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Attorney General Lynch, just this morning the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that Section 215 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act does not authorize Government to engage in the bulk collection of phone…

I hear repeatedly from police officers, detectives, sheriffs, law enforcement at all levels in Maine, State, local, county, about how essential the RISS Program is.

I will admit that I was somewhat apprehensive, but she turned out to be a wonderful employee.

I have also spoken at a graduation ceremony for a drug court in Portland, and it was really inspiring.

Aging in place is not just a goal, it's a necessity for many seniors.

We need Germany rather and the Europeans to apply that kind of pressure.

I could not agree more. Truly, it's so exciting.

I very much look forward to sharing your testimony with this group of people from Maine who are concerned about such devastating brain cancers as glioblastoma.

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to proceed as in morning business in order to introduce a bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 1141…

I rise to introduce the Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2015. I am very pleased to be joined by my friend and colleague from Pennsylvania, Senator Casey, in introducing this bipartisan bill. I know it will come as no…

the business of insurance is substantially and fundamentally different from the business of banking.

Encouraging the adoption of energy efficiency measures is one of the easiest, yet most effective mechanisms for reducing energy consumption.

this legislation, authored by Senator Susan Collins, Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Mike Johanns, Representative Gary Miller, and Representative Carolyn McCarthy, was unanimously approved by the Senate and House last year.

The unanimous support for this legislation in both the Senate and House constituted a definitive statement of Congressional intent that insurance capital standards must be appropriately designed and tailored.

I have always thought of energy efficiency as being the low hanging fruit when it comes to reducing energy costs.

I am proud to be a co-sponsor of both of these important initiatives.

Thank you. Ms. Shore, you mentioned the barriers and eligibility difficulties that can make it very hard to serve these young homeless and runaway youth.

I want us to think about the differences between serving urban homeless youth and rural homeless youth.

We greatly appreciate the leadership of Chairman Collins and Ranking Member Reed and look forward to working with you on this and other proposals to improve the well being of America's children.

I think it is, too, and one that really cries out for some attention.

I actually think you have raised a really important point because our subcommittee has been contacted just 2 weeks ago by a youth who was turned away because he did not have the documentation needed.

I think that tells you how much the ranking member, Senator Reed, and I care about this issue.