Honorable Susan Collins
United States Senator, Maine, Republican
Senator Collins was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996. She was a Legislative Aide to then-U.S. Senator Bill Cohen (R) from 1975 to 1987, Staff Director of the Senate Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee from 1987 to 1992, New England Regional Director for the U.S. Small Business Administration in 1992, and Maine Deputy Treasurer in 1993. She is the Ranking Minority Member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, and also serves on the Appropriations Committee, the Armed Services Committee, and the Special Committee on Aging. The following is from the March 1, 2012, Senate floor debate…
