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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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Mar 21, 2023

Strong funding for Treasury means strong enforcement of our sanctions against Russia and Iran, the drug cartels, and other dangerous actors.

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Mar 21, 2023

we have a responsibility to deliver for the American people by working together to draft and pass funding bills

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Mar 21, 2023

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

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Mar 21, 2023

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

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Mar 21, 2023

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

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Mar 21, 2023

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

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Mar 21, 2023

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

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Mar 21, 2023

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

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Mar 21, 2023

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

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Mar 16, 2023

as Tax Day approaches, Americans families have begun calculating their taxes and filling out returns. They face a Tax Code that is frustratingly complex and at times unfair. The bill that I am introducing today would remedy a major…

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Mar 9, 2023

I rise today to introduce the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act. My colleague Senator King joins me in introducing this important legislation that would assist farmers across America who have been harmed by PFAS contamination. PFAS are…

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Mar 8, 2023

I just don't understand why you continue to maintain on behalf of the Intelligence Community, that these are two equally plausible explanations.

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Mar 8, 2023

It is disturbing to me that in your written statement, you say all agencies assess that two hypotheses are plausible explanations for the origin of COVID.

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Mar 8, 2023

billions of dollars' worth of military assets were left behind, including munitions, 16,000 pairs of night vision goggles, 167 aircraft, communications equipment, 2,000 vehicles.

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Mar 8, 2023

We know that the Department of Energy has changed its assessment to say that the most likely cause is a laboratory incident.

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Mar 8, 2023

I rise with my colleague from Michigan, Senator Peters, to introduce the Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act, known as the AFTER Act, to promote the adoption or retirement of animals used for research by Federal…

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Mar 8, 2023

I just don't understand why you continue to maintain on behalf of the Intelligence Community, that these are two equally plausible explanations.

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Mar 8, 2023

It is disturbing to me that in your written statement, you say all agencies assess that two hypotheses are plausible explanations for the origin of COVID.

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Mar 8, 2023

billions of dollars' worth of military assets were left behind, including munitions, 16,000 pairs of night vision goggles, 167 aircraft, communications equipment, 2,000 vehicles.

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Mar 8, 2023

We know that the Department of Energy has changed its assessment to say that the most likely cause is a laboratory incident.

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Mar 7, 2023

I just don't understand why you continue to maintain on behalf of the Intelligence Community, that these are two equally plausible explanations. They simply are not.

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Mar 7, 2023

Will these transformations improve the quality and level of healthcare for our troops and their families? That is the bottom line.

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Mar 7, 2023

It is unacceptable that we are losing people because it takes so long to bring them on board.

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Mar 7, 2023

The Chairman is going to solve that problem in his dual role.

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Mar 7, 2023

It is unfortunate that here we are, in March, and the President has yet to deliver his budget requests for fiscal year 2024.

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