Susan Collins

I think they have an obligation to cooperate with this inquiry and I hope they will voluntarily do so.

I take no pleasure in that. I think that shows how widespread this problem is.

85 percent of the critical infrastructure in this country is owned by the private sector, and that's one reason that I think mandatory reporting is so critical.

Neera Tanden, uh-huh.

Neera Tanden`s tweets are a problem for her as well.

I am discouraged that the current administration seems not to be interested in pursuing the bipartisan solution.

Our rural hospitals have been particularly hard hit during this pandemic. With that, I would yield to my friend from West Virginia.

It is great to have a fellow New Englander nominated for this important post.

It should not have taken legislative language in an appropriations bill to get the Department to prioritize the needs of disadvantaged students.

This is ridiculous. This is not--the format is not dictated by law. This is arbitrary.

This program is really vital, yet last year the Department announced changes in the formula that was used to determine eligibility for the REAP Program.

It was an excellent meeting. And we`re very appreciative that, as his first official meeting in the Oval Office, the president chose to spend so much time with us in a frank and very useful discussion.

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I wouldn't say that we came together on a package tonight. No one expected that in a two-hour meeting. But what we did agreed to do is to follow up and talk further at the staff level and amongst ourselves and with the President and Vice…

Many in the Senate, myself included, did not support this agreement because it did not provide for anytime/anywhere inspections.

Your endorsement by former DNI Director Dan Coats means a great deal to me because he was the model of how that office should be run in a completely nonpartisan, professional way.

I believe that the President has learned from this case.

I think this is a sad moment. I had hoped that we could proceed with both of these bills and pass them before the end of this year. Surely, in a year where we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, this is the time…

In her past statements, Ms. Shelton has openly called for the Federal Reserve to be less independent of the political branches, and has even questioned the need for a central bank. This is not the right signal to send particularly in the…

I do not believe since systemic racism is a problem in the state of Maine.

What I don't want to see is one-party control in Washington.

Collins making clear she is voting no on procedural and process grounds, not on the nominee herself.

Susan Collins is trying to fight for her survival by literally walking a tightrope in her state.

I do not believe that the Senate should move forward on a nominee prior to the election.

Collins is also indicated separately to the New York Times. She told them that she would not support a nominee in a lame duck session of Congress if Joe Biden worked when the White House.