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Susan Margaret Collins is a United States Senator from Maine, serving since January 7, 1997. A member of the Republican Party, Collins is known for her moderate stance on various issues, often working across party lines. Throughout her tenure, she has focused on a range of topics including healthcare, national security, and economic policy. Collins has been recognized for her independent approach to governance, often emphasizing the importance of bipartisanship in her legislative efforts.
If I could pose a further question to the majority leader through the Chair, I understand what the majority leader is saying, but as he discussed his plan with me, he would, in fact, allow 15 amendments--10 to be offered on the Republican…
I agree with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, that the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law should be repealed.
Let me start by making my position crystal-clear. I agree with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, that the don't ask, don't tell law should be repealed. It should be repealed, contingent upon the certifications…
With an $8.5 billion loss this past year, you cannot revenue your way out of this problem.
We urge Congress to look at every single idea to try and improve the collective bargaining process which does not allow for strikes.
The Postal Service is in an abysmal financial crisis. It lost $8.5 billion during the past fiscal year.
I would also like to thank Senator Collins for her tireless work on OPM's authority to transfer our surplus pension funds.
I am a strong supporter of the Postal Service. It plays an absolutely vital role in our economy.
The Postal Service should more aggressively use Negotiated Service Agreements in market-dominant products
Those who think that we can somehow ignore the problems of the Postal Service are woefully mistaken.
Admiral Mullen, the second objection that we hear over and over and over is that we cannot implement this kind of change in the midst of a war. And I thought you made an excellent point that the opposite may be true, that war time…
I hope that your reaction to the employees' dissatisfaction and decision to recognize a union is not to back away from a merit-based system.
But the pace of congressional oversight efforts cannot, at times, wait for months or even years for the completion of a GAO report.
As Congress's primary watchdog, the GAO has a critical role to play in the efficiency and effectiveness of government.
It is totally unacceptable for a program to remain a high risk for 20 years.
I hope you will because if you look at it from a cost-benefit ratio, this unit has produced so many valuable reports and investigations that have led to reforms that have really saved taxpayer dollars.
Are you looking at increasing the amount of time before cargo is shipped to our country where you receive a listing of the cargo?
But for the intelligence tip that was provided by our ally, would our current security systems have detected these package bombs?
I would be worried about the people doing the screening and whether they share our goals.
I believe the Department should independently evaluate the health effects of that technology and should consider software that is in use at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam that respects travelers' privacy by automatically identifying objects…
Obviously, our government's first priority is to protect our people against terrorism, and the public will accept a certain level of intrusion and inconvenience.
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