Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]

Bill to increase oversight of IT projects gets big boost from report

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...more information about these projects so we can decide whether we want to continue funding them or not." Carper and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, released a statement calling the overruns unacceptable and indicative of the larger state of IT management i

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Preserving our wild side

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...what Americans want. "This is a tough time. But I doubt Americans will begrudge spending on national parks." Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Bob Bennett of Utah, warmly embraced the t

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House lawmakers seek to remove FEMA from Homeland Security

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...in 2006." Lieberman said FEMA now has a renewed sense of mission, greater stature and more resources. Ranking member Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said removing FEMA from Homeland Security "would ignore the input of first-responders and unravel all the i

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Key Moderates Influence The Shape Of Health Overhaul Bills

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...softens Reid's bill." Some Democrats believe using Snowe's idea could win the vote of the other Republican senator from the Maine, Susan Collins, and maybe up to two more Republican votes (Drucker and Pierce, 11/4). In a second story, Roll Call reports

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Collins Takes Another Swing at ‘Czars’

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...Susan Collins (R-Maine) is keeping her focus on the important issues: an amendment that would increase congressional control of “czars.” Her amendment, which she first tried to attach to an appropriations bill without success, would also require the

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Renewed faith in the younger generation

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...visiting dignitaries from other educational institutions. The keynote speaker for the actual ceremony was Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who is also an alumna of St. Lawrence University and was a classmate of Dr. Fox. This background gives me a chance to bra

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U.S. Cyber Center Opens To Battle Computer Attacks

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...private sector to insure that transportation systems, energy plants and other sensitive networks are equally protected. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the ranking Republican on the homeland security panel, said it will take more than a White House coordin

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'Bangor Daily News' Executive Editor to Retire

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...He became editorial page editor in 1982 and left the paper for eight months in 1997 to be communications director for Sen. Susan Collins in Washington. In the fall of that year he was named the paper's executive editor. Woodward's retirement will become

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One Man's Judas, Another Man's Purged Moderate

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...teapartiers, hyperventilated that the Senator from Connecticut supported—get this—the moderate Maine Republican Susan Collins! Bipartisanship (or is it post-partisanship?) is when the other guys come to our side, not the other way around. And on

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Restlessness grows absent cyber czar pick

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...the adviser, which some have called a cybersecurity "czar," puts him at odds with the top Republican on his committee, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. But he said he is in talks with Collins over the legislation and hopes to get her support for a bill they

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Pressure Grows To Name National Cybersecurity Coordinator

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...in place. Last week, Sen. Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., joined the fray, announcing that he would introduce a bill with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, that would make the cybersecurity coordinator a Senate-confirmed official. Lieberman said in a press release

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Collins opposes White House cyber czar

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...Susan Collins (R-Maine), the top-ranking Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today argued against establishing a new cybersecurity coordinator position at the White House. Rather than have a new White House “cyber c

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There are many good reasons to vote for Dede Scozzafava

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...the House Armed Services Committee if elected. She has the support of the House minority leader on this appointment. Sen. Susan Collins, who is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, also supports her. Doug Hoffman has the support of

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Center opens to battle computer attacks

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

...the private sector to insure that transportation systems, energy plants and other sensitive networks are equally protected. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the ranking Republican on the homeland security panel, said it will take more than a White House coo

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Lieberman will campaign for Republicans in 2010

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...a constant fixture on campaign trail on behalf of Republican John McCain's presidential bid. He also supported Maine Sen. Susan Collins and New York Rep. Peter King last year over the Democratic Party candidates in those races. Senate Democrats had thre

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Federal CIO Kundra Plans Cybersecurity Dashboard

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...ID-Conn., outlined the basic principles of a new cybersecurity bill he plans to introduce later this year with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Me. That bill would require the White House cybersecurity coordinator to be confirmed by the Senate and authorize the De

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US cyber center opens to battle computer attacks

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Lieberman outlines plan for cybersecurity legislation

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...Lieberman's office said he plans to introduce the bill later this year along, with the committee’s ranking Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. Lieberman said he hoped the eventual legislation would have provisions to: Establish a cybersecurity

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Lieberman Marching Further Right in 2010 (Plans to Campaign for GOP)

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...fellow Democrats in 2008 by supporting Republican presidential nominee John McCain as well as congressional candidates Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. The moves nearly cost Lieberman his chairmanship of the Commerce Committee, b

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Lawmaker to seek statutory authority for cyber adviser

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

...White House adviser. But Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, are expected to introduce a bill to give the Homeland Security Department primary authority to enfo

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