Susan Collins

This is a tragedy that affects each and every one of our States.

I think it has a profound impact in Asia, for example.

It goes way beyond doing the right thing from a moral or a humanitarian viewpoint. It is very much in our interest.

I view the two challenges as interconnected, and believe that Russia and China are working in concert to reshape the international order to our disadvantage.

I care deeply about this subcommittee and the issues that you'll be handling.

That breaks my heart, and there are very few youth shelters.

They need your help, as well, and again I appreciate your willingness to assist us.

The Administration is proposing once again to zero out important programs like the Bridge Formula Program.

I'm concerned that the budget does not provide any funding for these families.

I truly want to thank you for that.

I don't know what more evidence you could need than a Stage III clinical trial.

I led a bipartisan letter signed by 20 Senators, bipartisan, asking HHS and CMS to reconsider the restrictive coverage requirements.

CMS needs to stay in its lane. FDA is in charge of drug approval, not CMS.

I am also perplexed why CMS does not respond to a letter from the American Academy of Neurology.

The fact that the President's budget does not provide additional funding, specifically targeting Alzheimer's research.

I just do not understand CMS's misguided and outright unprecedented decision to not cover a whole class of Alzheimer's drugs.

I want to express directly, too, my deep concern and disappointment about that agreement.

We need a modern IRS

This does not strike me as a good deal for the taxpayers or for the consumers that you are charged with protecting.

Now, some of our colleagues, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, has recommended that we raise up to $2 million or even up to $10 million.

Thanks to the funding the Democrats passed, the IRS is now answering 90 percent of its phone calls

Advancing Middle East peace, regional integration, and normalization between Israel and its neighbors is a priority of this Administration and this agency.

As of December 31, 2022, there were over 147,000 principal applicants in the Afghan SIV pipeline.

What does all this mean for the delivery of assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan? Are we really going to be able to reach them?

How anyone could be shocked that the Taliban resumed its extraordinary harsh measures against children, and against girls and women, is beyond me.