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Susan Collins

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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.

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Jan 23, 2007

General, the American people are not divided in support of our troops.

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Jan 23, 2007

I have great confidence in you personally and I hope that you succeed.

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Nov 16, 2004

I want to commend you for holding this hearing to examine the current flu vaccine shortage

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Nov 16, 2004

I joined Senator Jack Reed in sending a letter to Secretary Tommy Thompson urging that he do all that he can administratively to optimize the utilization of the existing vaccine

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Nov 16, 2004

Clearly, Congress must take action to increase and strengthen the nation's supply of flu vaccine.

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Nov 16, 2004

I want to commend you for holding this hearing to examine the current flu vaccine shortage.

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Nov 16, 2004

Clearly, Congress must take action to increase and strengthen the nation's supply of flu vaccine.

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Nov 16, 2004

I joined Senator Jack Reed in sending a letter to Secretary Tommy Thompson urging that he do all that he can administratively to optimize the utilization of the existing vaccine.

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Feb 4, 2004

I very much appreciate the commitment that you've shown in your budget to fully fund the construction of three guided missile destroyers (DDGs) this year.

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Feb 4, 2004

Why were we so ill-prepared? Why didn't we have more body armor and more fortified HMMWVs available to protect our troops?

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Feb 4, 2004

I will be following up in writing with some of those concerns.

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Feb 4, 2004

I think, as Senator McCain and others have suggested, that we are going to see an exodus from the Guard and Reserves that is going to be very harmful because of these repeated deployments.

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