Susan Collins

The most imminent threat to the U.S. homeland... may well be the reconstituted terrorist factions that have grown since our abandonment of Afghanistan.

I think we need to remember and always remind ourselves that it was Hamas that massacred 1,200 Israelis.

This hearing reflects the growing need to improve acquisition outcomes through applying the lessons of past acquisition programs--both good and bad.

I intend to draft legislation that would require our Military Services to report to the appropriate authorities when someone--when a Service member poses a threat to him or herself, or to others, while protecting the Second Amendment…

Thank you very much, Chairman Tester for holding this very important hearing.

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, is the gold standard, just to get that on the record

China's Navy continues its explosive growth from more than 370 ships today to 435 by the year 2030.

I can't imagine a more timely hearing than this one, given Iran's deliberate attack against the sovereign nation of Israel.

If ever the naysayers had any doubt about the value of today's surface Navy, those doubts should be eliminated by the events of the last 6 months.

We cannot forget... how many adversaries we have and Iran is certainly among them.

The bipartisan National Security Supplemental that the Senate passed more than 2 months ago includes more than $3 billion to bolster the submarine industrial base.

There are many challenges confronting the Navy today but three are at the forefront of my mind.

Are we at the point where we are risking an Air Force that is too small to accomplish the missions that it is assigned?

Unfortunately, we then ran into roadblocks in getting the bills brought to the Senate floor.

It is the role of Congress to ensure the American taxpayer dollars are used the most effective way possible to achieve superiority.

This budget request would result in a real decrease in funding available for the Air Force and Space Force.

I would also note that it does not help the process that the President is late by a month in submitting his budget.

The last time the Navy requested so few ships was more than 15 years ago.

The Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act, championed by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), to codify existing authority

Social isolation and loneliness have been estimated to shorten a person's life span by as many as 15 years.

The Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act, championed by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), to codify existing authority

Social isolation and loneliness have been estimated to shorten a person's life span by as many as 15 years.

Thank you very much, Dr. Cassidy. Dr. Kubik, an issue that we, the panel has not discussed, but which Mrs. Hutchins brought up is the problem of falls among our seniors.

The Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act, championed by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), to codify existing authority

Can you tell me how important it is for us to try to ensure that there is funding to support programs to prevent falls, which can have such devastating consequences?