Susan Collins Quotes

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Susan Collins

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 7, 1952

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

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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.

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We do need to strengthen our security at the border.

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

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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.

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I don't want to shut down government.

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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.

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Predictions of a disappearing political center are a warning of a bleak future that we can avoid only by adhering to our nation's founding principles.

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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.

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We need to heal this country.

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

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What Americans want is more affordable health care.

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I revere the history of my party, most particularly the value it has always placed on the worth and dignity of the individual, and I will continue to work across the country for Republican candidates.

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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.

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I have, year after year, been named the most bipartisan member of the whole United States Senate. I have proved my independence.

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I think this is a part of John McCain that a lot of people don't know about, is that he took younger senators under his wing. And, in my case, I - he taught me so much about national security and foreign policy, even when we didn't always agree. He took me four times with him to Iraq and Afghanistan.

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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.

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Donald Trump, in my judgment, would make a perilous world even more dangerous. I worry that his tendency to lash out and his ill-informed comments would cause dangerous events to escalate and possibly spin out of control at a time when our world is beset with conflicts.

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It is important that we enact immigration reform.

Susan Collins

I had a very long discussion with Justice Gorsuch in my office, and he pointed out to me that he is a co-author of a whole book on precedent. So, someone who devotes that much time to writing a book on precedent, I think, understands how important a principle that is in our judicial system.

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