Susan Collins

Of all those hearings, the one that stands out most in my mind because it was so tragic and so preventable was the hearing that looked at the number of homebound individuals and elderly, sick individuals in nursing homes who died because…

What will you do to make sure that we do not have these egregious gaps in communication?

What will you do to ensure that all resources are brought to bear by States, by local governments, and by the Federal Government to ensure that we never again see homebound elderly individuals who are incapable of evacuating themselves, or…

I really urge you to take a look at this. We need to be willing to use all the tools that we have.

I, for one, accept the medical advice we heard that closing the border was not the answer.

I am concerned that the Department seems to be very hesitant to use technology more fully to try to identify travelers.

The thermal scanners are not perfect, that is certainly true, but they are a tool...

I personally think that we need to strengthen the law in this area and come up with a risk-based security scheme.

I am particularly interested in hearing Dr. Garza's thoughts on our ability to surge medical resources to respond to major medical events.

There was a case where a Mexican citizen with a contagious form of resistant tuberculosis was able to cross the border...

Last year, we had a lot of discussion about closing what is known as the 'London loophole.'

I would like to encourage you to take a look at.

I think that there is a very strong logic that whatever position limits we have be consistently applied across the markets.

The problem is if it has an impact on the market as a whole.

It is my understanding that the exemptions permitted four of the swap dealers to exceed that limit.

I certainly hope that you will. I do not think it makes sense--even though I have great respect for the exchanges--to delegate that authority.

Well, I certainly want to give you that authority.

To combat the effect that speculation has in our oil and agricultural commodity markets, I have introduced the Commodity Speculation Reform Act.

The data and analysis they have presented make another compelling case that excessive speculation has caused our commodity markets to become unmoored from those who actually make their livelihoods using the underlying commodities.

Our hearings gathered compelling evidence that excessive speculation in futures markets was a significant factor pushing up oil and agricultural commodity prices.

I personally believe that while I commend the Commission for looking at regulatory reforms, we also need to legislate in this area.

So that is a huge influence on the market.

It is important that we recognize our commitment to the growth and prosperity of small businesses and to the well-being of our Native Americans, including Alaska Natives.

Eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in government contracting is not a partisan issue.

And that is how I see things ought to be.