Susan Collins

Rather than just make across-the-board arbitrary cuts in reimbursements, we need to rethink the entire reimbursement system.

It is a Ponzi scheme that would make Madoff proud, and it should be repealed in its entirety.

I, too, am impressed with the nominee and will join you in trying to move his nomination forward for as expeditiously as possible.

To me, the fire service ought to be the lead in that area.

If you are confirmed, would you pursue any policies that would prevent employees of the U.S. Fire Administration from volunteering during their free time?

I would never support banning volunteers from volunteering.

The answer to me is to discipline them from abusing sick leave regardless of what they were doing.

I am delighted to hear that you will be an advocate internally as the budget is put together.

I look forward to working with him on how to further strengthen and improve the Fire Administration through that reauthorization.

The Administrator must work to improve these statistics, which represent loss and pain to American families.

I am honored to serve along with Senator Lieberman as the co-chair of the Congressional Fire Caucus.

America's firefighters, whether professional or volunteer, always answer the call.

America's firefighters play a vital role in the security of our Nation.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

We can be proud of this progress.

The best way to send a strong message is to start conditioning the funding.

The Secretary of State must certify that Pakistan is cooperating with U.S. efforts against the Haqqani network and other terrorist groups.

I am very concerned that with the withdrawal of our forces and the shrinking of our civilian presence as well that we're creating a vacuum that Iran is rushing to fill.

It troubled me when it was included in the debt package, and I had a hard time deciding to vote for the package because of it.

I think it would be the height of irresponsibility for Congress to allow that kind of indiscriminate, automatic cuts to take place, particularly since it so disproportionally affects DOD.

Let me join the Chairman in thanking the Commission members for their report and the two authors of the legislation that established the Commission.

If you do away with Saturday delivery and you have a Monday holiday on top of that where there is no delivery, then it seems to me that the newspaper is completely out of date by the time that it arrives.

Well, I am very concerned about what the impact would be on weekly newspapers in particular.

Wouldn't that impose even more pressures on newspapers?

We support proposals by Senator Carper and Senator Collins to give the Postal Service access to its excess retirement funds.