Jun 23, 2009
Thank you for your leadership and commitment to sustaining robust Federal funding for diabetes research.
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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Jun 17, 2009
Do you anticipate the administration presenting a plan to ensure the safety of commuter airlines?
Jun 15, 2009
What is the status of efforts to establish an economic stimulus lending program, a secondary market guarantee authority for pools of SBA 504 program first-lien mortgages, and SBA secondary market lending authority to make loans to…
Jun 15, 2009
Does this budget have support for the development of small business clusters?
Jun 15, 2009
There is still a lot of small businesses that are having their lines of credit terminated, that are having loans called, and this infuriates me
Jun 15, 2009
I look forward to working with you to give small businesses the support and assistance they need to emerge from this recession strong and nimble.
Jun 15, 2009
It's instructive to read the Defense Science Board's report on the causes of the cost growth.
Jun 15, 2009
I think that's a real affordability issue that we should take another look at.
Jun 9, 2009
There are a considerable number of privately funded BSL3 labs in this country that are permitted to work on a number of dangerous pathogens that could result in a serious biological event, yet these labs are not required to inform any…
Jun 9, 2009
The President has committed to making this Administration more transparent, and that is something that I completely support.
Jun 9, 2009
Why can we not get our act together when it comes to websites for tracking spending?
Jun 9, 2009
OMB has developed a system known as the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), and it is a performance results system that is intended to evaluate the effectiveness of Federal programs.
Jun 9, 2009
People are very interested in tracking that spending, of making sure that it is achieving the results that all of us hope that it will.
Jun 9, 2009
In the previous Administration, OMB tried to use low PART ratings as a justification for terminating or reducing funding for various programs.
Jun 9, 2009
This year alone, the Federal Government will spend more than $70 billion on IT projects, and yet OMB every year, through its tracking system, identifies billions of dollars of wasted spending on IT.
Jun 9, 2009
Despite the existence of the PART ratings, managers across the Federal Government do not use the assessments when it comes to allocating resources.
Jun 9, 2009
When the Department of Homeland Security was established, Congress recognized the important role that technology must play in securing our Nation.
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