Susan Collins

I have seen firsthand in Maine the difference that these courts can make in helping people straighten out their lives.

That was appalling to both the ranking member, Senator Claire McCaskill, and to me.

What can the Department do to be more aggressive in prosecuting these scams which aggregate in the billions of dollars, and will you pledge that from now on the Department will cooperate with our investigations?

One of the President's independent review groups which looked at this law, Mike Morrell, the former deputy director of the CIA, as well as the former director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, have said that had this program been in place prior…

I would like to thank the Department and NOAA for supporting the Penobscot River Restoration project (over $20 million).

I ask that the Department as well as the U.S. Trade Representative... be very engaged with U.S. forestry stakeholders and the Canadian Government.

Our highly skilled paper workers in Maine can compete successfully whenever there's a level playing field, but they cannot compete when a foreign government is providing more than $100 million of subsidies to a mill that is manufacturing…

If sequestration were to come back in 2016, what impact would it have on the unit cost of the F-35?

I know enough to defer to Senator Shelby on this issue regardless of who got here first.

I totally share your belief that sequestration needs to go away permanently, and it would have devastating impacts if it does.

I am very concerned about the state of readiness of the Air Force

Thank you, Chairman Cochran and Ranking Member Durbin, for holding this hearing to review the Department of the Air Force's fiscal year 2016 budget submission.

If sequestration is not removed, the unit cost is going to go right back up

I have joined Ranking Member Leahy in reintroducing the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act.

No State is immune from the evils of sex trafficking and the stories of victims are simply shocking.

All of the women in the Senate share a common concern about the horrific problem of human trafficking right here in our country.

In the 112th Congress, I was an original cosponsor of a joint resolution that disapproved of a nearly identical rule issued by the NLRB.

The cuts are deep. The needs are great. And I hope we can work together to try to narrow the gap.

The Army Corps projects are particularly important in my State, and they play such an important role in local economies.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who still mistakenly believe there is a link to autism and are unaware that that study has been thoroughly discredited.

The president's budget request includes a $50 million cut to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Section 317 immunization program.

Today, I want to reiterate that we cannot shy away from holding these perpetrators accountable for their actions.

It is my great pleasure to call to order the very first hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging in the 114th Congress.

Senator Bill Nelson, the former Committee chairman, has also chosen to remain a member of this Committee and he will continue to share his expertise with us.

BROKEN TRUST: COMBATING FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE SENIORS