Susan Collins

It is unfortunate that due to the delay in your confirmation the Administration determined the size and scope of HUD's budget request largely before you arrived on the scene in the Secretary's office, which limited your input into the…

I see this budget as just a first draft and you described it to Senator Coons as a work in progress, I believe.

I am aware of legislation recently introduced by Senators Angus King and Susan Collins, the Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act.

The tone, the exact words that were spoken and the context are so important. And that's what we lack right now. And we can only get that by talking to those directly involved.

It's interesting that the Russians seemed to contradict what Jared Kushner said when he said that he was acting as a liaison between the campaign and foreign governments.

I look forward to the Navy heeding the direction from Congress.

I do want to put a statement in the record, with your permission, talking about language that we put into the omnibus regarding the remaining funding for procurement of a third DDG-51 for a 'swap ship,' as it is called.

The budget appears to continue President Obama's 30-year shipbuilding plan and does not seem to reflect the latest assessment by the Navy.

The Navy must get to work now to build more ships.

If you read the Navy study, there is a sense of urgency. It says we need a more powerful fleet in the 2020's, not the 2040's.

You mentioned you are concerned about the readiness of the fleet, a concern that I share.

It has been called the gold standard of public shipyards because of its efficient, high quality work.

I am becoming increasingly concerned about individuals who lose their jobs between age 50 and 65.

So it is a 16 percent increase for the Section 202.

Thank you for the honor in sharing the work of York County Community Foundation's Embracing Aging Initiative, and thank you for your commitment to making America a great place to age.

I am certainly happy to work with you and I appreciate the efforts you are making.

So it would be unusual and not standard practice for there to have been a notification from the FBI Director to President Trump or anyone else involved in this investigation, informing him or her that that individual is not a target, is…

The Fiscal 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill--which, God willing, we will be sending to the President to be signed this week and all of us can give high-five's on that-- includes additional funds for the DOD and the Army from the previous…

Research in advanced biofuels can lead to supply diversification and help to insulate the Pentagon's budget from oil price shocks.

People punish you if you work with the other side. That's the biggest problem in politics right now.

Well, President Trump spoke very clearly to those people in Maine, particularly in the northern part of the state, who had lost their jobs, in part due to poorly negotiated trade agreements. And he's right about that.

The polarization of Washington in many ways reflects the divisions in our country.

There are two big hurdles. One is the rise of ideological-driven groups on both the left and the right who are requiring one hundred percent compliance with one hundred percent of their views one hundred percent of the time.

America's families and friends and neighbors--again, what we call the 'informal support network'--are unsung heroes.

We again applaud Chairman Collins and Ranking Member Casey for holding the first congressional hearing on social isolation and loneliness among older adults.