Senator Susan Collins

Republican  •  Maine  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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11/18/09
Sen. Lieberman Defends Congress' Role In Nidal Hasan Probe

And I can tell you on behalf of Sen. (Susan) Collins (of Maine), my Republican ranking member, and I that we're going to be persistent in pursuing what we think is our responsibility to get to the bottom of not the criminal case but the ...

11/18/09
Probe targeting possible gaps before Fort Hood massacre

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the panel's top Republican, said the bipartisan inquiry will examine whether there were “inexcusable gaps and communications failures” at Fort Hood or Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington “that ...

11/17/09
A TIME'S MEMORY: US accused of handling H1N1 epidemic badly

Independent senator Joseph Lieberman and Republican senator Susan Collins say the Health Department reacted quickly to the epidemic, but public information campaigns were confusing. In addition there were too few vaccines available ...

11/17/09
Lawmakers briefed on Fort Hood shootings - TheHill.com

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the panel's ranking member, said the committee “is determined to conduct an in-depth investigation.” Collins said that the Tuesday briefings were helpful but “raised many troubling questions. ...

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11/17/09
National Geographic maps | Can your US Senator draw your state?

See the drawings and the senators comments at Senator' Statements. The senators that contributed were: Mark Begich (D) of Alaska; Sherrod Brown (D) of Ohio; Saxby Chambliss (R) of Georgia; Susan Collins (R) of Maine; Byron Dorgan (D) of ...

Source: WANE TV
11/17/09
Collins questions vaccine distribution | Maine News Updates

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, questioned the government's methods for distributing H1N1 vaccine on Monday, criticizing the government for not getting the vaccine to high-risk individuals. ...

11/17/09
TRAIL BLAZERS Blog | The Dallas Morning News

"This inquiry ... is driven by a sense of urgency and the need to protect our country from violent Islamist extremism," Senate Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman and the ranking Republican on the panel, Maine Sen. Susan Collins ...

11/17/09
Obama Administration “declined to provide any” witnesses to ...

Lieberman, for his part, has said the Fort Hood attack appeared to be the work of a “self-radicalized, home-grown terrorist,” and he and Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the panel's top Republican, have vowed to cooperate with the ...

11/17/09
Nelson On Board For Second Round Of Spending

Throughout last winter, Sen. Ben Nelson, the Nebraska Democrat, was trailed through the Capitol by reporters curious where he stood on the amount of stimulus spending needed to pull the economy back from the edge of the cliff. He and a trio of Republicans

11/17/09
Congress Demands Answers Over H1N1 Vaccine Shortage | Lux Libertas ...

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and ranking member Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, issued the letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, demanding answers as to why the ...

11/17/09
Nominee for 7th Circuit Clears Another Hurdle - The BLT: The Blog ...

Susan Collins (Maine), John Cornyn (Texas), Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Richard Lugar (Indiana). Hamilton was Obama's first judicial nominee, announced March 17, and Democrats portrayed him as a moderate. He had worked in corporate litigation and as ... Ba

11/17/09
National Geographic maps | Can your US Senator draw your state?

See the drawings and the senators comments at Senator' Statements. The senators that contributed were: Mark Begich (D) of Alaska; Sherrod Brown (D) of Ohio; Saxby Chambliss (R) of Georgia; Susan Collins (R) of Maine; Byron Dorgan (D) of ...

Source: WLFI TV
11/17/09
Liberals Push Reid To Stand By Public Option In Health Bill ...

"A clutch of Senate liberals pressed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to stand firm behind a public insurance option Monday afternoon in the face of filibuster threats from Republicans and Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn. ... He also hasn't

11/17/09
Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 11/17/09

Unlike other recent polls in Maine, this poll shows Senator Olympia Snowe with extremely high job approval (70/21). It also shows Senator Susan Collins doing well (68/22), and even shows President Barack Obama more than holding his own ...

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11/17/09
Sen. Susan Collins Draws Maine | All Things Maine

Sen. Susan Collins Draws Maine - All Things Maine.

11/17/09
Republicans Question Obama Administration Approach to Fort Hood ...

Meanwhile, POLITICO reports that Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) “is criticizing the Obama administration's briefings on the Ft. Hood massacre, saying that information ...

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11/17/09
Fort Hood update: Hasan committed "extremist terrorism," senator says after secret briefing

...the ongoing criminal investigation. "The administration clearly does not want Congress doing an investigation," said Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the top Republican on the Homeland Security Committee, said Monday. "I disagree with that. I think it's vit

11/17/09
The Online Office of Congressman Mike Michaud - Maine to Receive ...

“Unpredictable, and often increasing, prices for home heating oil, gasoline and diesel fuel are a huge burden for many families, truckers, and small businesses,” said U.S. Senator Susan Collins. “One of the most effective and immediate ...

11/17/09
National Geographic maps | Can your US Senator draw your state?

See the drawings and the senators comments at Senator' Statements. The senators that contributed were: Mark Begich (D) of Alaska; Sherrod Brown (D) of Ohio; Saxby Chambliss (R) of Georgia; Susan Collins (R) of Maine; Byron Dorgan (D) of ...

Source: WISH TV
11/17/09
Dem's Crush GOP Judicial Filibuster

Ten GOP traitors voted against the Filibuster attempt by Sen. Sessions. The 70-29 vote limited debate over the qualifications of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton of Indiana, and assured his elevation to the Chicago-based appeals court. ... Lugar; Lamar

11/17/09
Susan Collins criticizes White House on Fort Hood briefings - Jen ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is criticizing the Obama administration's briefings on the Ft. Hood massacre, saying that information provided by the Defense Department and the FBI in a closed door meeting Tuesday “raised many troubling ...

11/17/09
Senate Roll Call #348 Details - OpenCongress

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD], Aye. Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE], Aye. Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA], Aye. Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA], Aye. Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK], Aye. Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS], Aye. Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME], Aye ...

11/17/09
National Geographic maps | Can your US Senator draw your state?

See the drawings and the senators comments at Senator' Statements. The senators that contributed were: Mark Begich (D) of Alaska; Sherrod Brown (D) of Ohio; Saxby Chambliss (R) of Georgia; Susan Collins (R) of Maine; Byron Dorgan (D) of ...

Source: WNAC TV
11/17/09
Vote: 'Aye' on the question On the Motion (Motion to Invoke ...

Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] voted 'Aye' on the question: On the Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be US Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. )

11/17/09
National Geographic maps | Can your US Senator draw your state?

See the drawings and the senators comments at Senator' Statements. The senators that contributed were: Mark Begich (D) of Alaska; Sherrod Brown (D) of Ohio; Saxby Chambliss (R) of Georgia; Susan Collins (R) of Maine; Byron Dorgan (D) of ...

Source: WIVB TV
11/17/09
David Hamilton Survives The Senate As Democrats Crush GOP Filibuster

... Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine; John Cornyn of Texas; Judd Gregg of New Hampshire; Orrin Hatch of Utah; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and John Thune of South Dakota. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, did not vote. ...

11/16/09
The Volokh Conspiracy » Blog Archive » Where Are the Judges?

Do you think John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Olympia Snowe, or Susan Collins could support filibusters after joining the Gang of 14 intervention which unfortunately came into being to thwart the so-called “constitutional option” or “nuclear ... The rig

11/16/09
FDL Action » Will PhRMA's Fax Machines in the Senate Continue ...

Script: “Will Senator X continue to do PhRMA's bidding just like 42 Members of the House did and grant endless monopolies to drug companies on drugs developed with taxpayer dollars, or will they support Senator Brown's amendment to make ...

Source: Firedoglake
11/16/09
Lieberman to Obama: No delay in Fort Hood hearing | Texas on the ...

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who had previously announced a Thursday Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the matter, today restated their plans to go ahead with the public session. ...

11/16/09
Lieberman, Collins remain unsatisfied with H1N1 vaccine ...

Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins, who head the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, penned a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, which blamed the shortage of the ...

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