Susan Collins Quotes

I do not want to impose additional taxes on the employers at a time when our economy is very fragile and we want to encourage them to hire.

- Susan Collins

In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up?... Clearly more could be done.

- Susan Collins

On the Medicare/paygo spending cuts, I strongly oppose that and have asked what is the plan to avert that. Senator McConnell assured me that will not be allowed to happen.

- Susan Collins

These are challenging times at home and around the world. We will have to work together in a bipartisan spirit and with our international partners if we are going to achieve progress and peace now and for future generations.

- Susan Collins

Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.

- Susan Collins

We can lift standards of living for working families in this country. We can help small businesses create jobs. And we can have a beneficial impact on the economy as a whole if we do tax reform right.

- Susan Collins

I do not believe that the top rate should be lowered for individuals who are making more than $1 million a year. I don't think there's any need to eliminate the estate tax.

- Susan Collins

I have never endorsed Roy Moore. Just the fact that he was forced off the state supreme court is enough for me.

- Susan Collins

We can never fully repay the debt of our proud nation to those who have laid down their lives for our country. The best we can do is honor their memory, ensure that their sacrifice is not in vain, and help provide for their families.

- Susan Collins

I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous.

- Susan Collins

Well, first let me say that I think health care reform is important. It has to be a priority. And our system is broken. The Finance Committee bill is the best effort yet, due in large measure to the efforts of my colleague, Olympia Snowe, but it's not there yet. It falls short.

- Susan Collins

Soaring prescription drug costs have placed a tremendous strain on family budgets. They have also imposed a heavy burden on employers - both public and private - who are struggling to provide affordable health insurance coverage to their workers.

- Susan Collins

What we've been hearing over and over again is that the reason Republicans are opposed to the surtax is because of the concern of its impact on job creation. Well, if you carve out employers, you take away that argument.

- Susan Collins

The Medicaid program has been on the books for more than 50 years. The Graham-Cassidy bill proposes a dramatic, sweeping change in the way that program would be allocated and administered. And a program which does need reform, but we need careful reform. And I don't think this bill does that.

- Susan Collins

Our society needs to become less fragmented and more open to alternative viewpoints.

- Susan Collins

It is incumbent upon us to respond to the unique needs of military women and ensure they receive proper care during the first year following childbirth.

- Susan Collins

Taking the time to read to children is not only a worthwhile investment but also a wonderful experience. I have visited 119 schools in Maine, and these visits are among the most rewarding experiences in my career in public service.

- Susan Collins

What Americans want is more affordable health care.

- Susan Collins

There aren't that many fields where you can really affect people's lives.

- Susan Collins

What I find is with all due deference to - deference to our male colleagues, that women's styles tend to be more collaborative.

- Susan Collins

As America is growing older, there are more and more families caring for older parents and grandparents, and it's extremely expensive.

- Susan Collins