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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.
Mr. President, unfortunately, all too often it seems Federal agencies do not take into account the impacts to small businesses and job growth before imposing new rules and regulations. And so, I am introducing three amendments to the Small…
Mr. President, I rise today to speak about a program designed to address the unique needs of rural schools. The Rural Education Achievement Program, or REAP, is designed to help level the playing field for small and high-poverty rural…
Mr. President, I am proud to once again cosponsor the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act. I am pleased to join with Senators Lieberman, Brown, and Carper in this effort to reauthorize these vital programs. I have always been an ardent…
Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleague from Maryland, Senator Mikulski, in introducing the Positive Aging Act, which will help to increase older Americans' access to quality mental health screening and treatment services in…
Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleague, Senator Lieberman, in introducing the See Something, Say Something Act of 2011. The number of thwarted and failed attacks in the past few years and the Fort Hood attack, which left 13…
Madam President, I rise to express my deep concern that the Senate has yet to consider the Defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2011. As the Presiding Officer is well aware, we should have completed work on this bill and every other…
Madam President, if the Senator is truly going to wrap it up, I don't object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, the law granting the Federal Government, for the first time, the authority to regulate the security of the Nation's highest risk chemical facilities is due to expire on March 18. We cannot allow this to occur. Given the…
Mr. President, I rise today to speak about a Federal program that creates jobs, improves communities, and ensures air travel throughout the United States. The Essential Air Service Program was created in the wake of the airline…
Mr. President, I rise today to join Senator Lieberman and Senator Carper in introducing the Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011. This vital legislation would fortify the government's efforts to safeguard America's cyber…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to proceed for 15 minutes in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Thank you, Madam President. (The remarks of Ms. Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 361 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'') The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator…
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