Susan Collins Quotes

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

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.

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.

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

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.

I concluded that Donald Trump lacked the temperament, the judgment and the self-discipline to heal the divisions in our country – which are very real – and to be commander in chief.

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.

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.

I don’t think that any campaign is ennobled by people trading insults.

We need a massive investment in infrastructure in this country.

What Americans want is more affordable health care.

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.

I don’t want to shut down government.

We need to heal this country.

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.

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.

John McCain felt very strongly about virtually every issue that he tackled, but it was never based in partisanship. He didn’t try to score partisan points as he worked on issues. He would work with anyone who wanted to accomplish the goal that he shared.

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

I am a congenital optimist.

I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country.

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

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.

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.

We do need to strengthen our security at the border.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

I want to help the middle class.

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

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.

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.