Susan Collins

The government cannot counter the CCP's actions all by itself.

I hope the witnesses will also address how the CCP is using a variety of methods to acquire these capabilities.

The 2015 act had overwhelming bipartisan support and was signed into law by President Obama.

Thank you very much for the work that all of you were doing and for helping us shed some light on this serious crisis.

I am going to submit a question for the record to you about the increase in suicides in rural America.

The Veterans Administration has been using telemedicine to reach out to veterans in rural areas who are struggling with substance abuse disorders or other behavioral health challenges.

Clearly, I think we have got to focus on issues as to why we are behind many other countries.

I think our goal is to try to create a society in which our people live long, healthy, happy, and productive lives.

This is an extraordinarily important hearing that you are holding today, and I appreciate your convening it.

I want to express my deep appreciation to all of our witnesses today.

I have seen that time and time again in talking with friends who are struggling or have children who are struggling.

I think that is really important.

I would hope that it would go without saying, but I am going to say it nevertheless, that each and every Member of this Committee is very concerned about sexual assault on campus.

America can function, can get things done. We can use bipartisanship to solve these challenges.

It is not close to adequate to meet the challenges that we are facing around the globe.

When you see the double digit increases for all of the civilian agencies, and then you get to the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security and essentially see a cut, in real terms, is just our priorities are out of…

It jeopardizes our industrial base where we have only two yards building large surface combatants.

I authored an amendment included as Section 121 in last year's NDAA, which required certifications and reports from the Navy if it intended to deviate below the Large Surface Combatants called for in the Navy's 2016 Force Structure…

Our job, I would suggest to the Chairman and Vice Chairman, is going to be to look across the entire government and every department's budget as a full committee.

In December 2020 my legislation, the State Veterans Homes Domiciliary Care Flexibility Act, was enacted into law.

Under the previous order, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Fox nomination?

The Biden Administration is committed to maintaining Israel's Qualitative Military Edge as a policy priority.

We need more DDGs patrolling the Pacific, not fewer.

One of the biggest mistakes in the budget, from my perspective, is the decision to cut a DDG from the current multi-year procurement contract.

I am very concerned that Afghanistan is going to fall to the Taliban and that we, once again, will see the imposition of Sharia law.