Susan Collins' Web Site Still Brags About Stripping Pandemic Funds

http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.Articles&ContentRecord_id=46d6e846-802a-23ad-4ccd-8f37bc42d004&Region_id=&Issue_id=&CFId=960&CFToken=38005608">Senator Susan Collins: Serving the People of Maine

February 5, 2009

WASHINGTON-Republicans are exercising increasing influence over President Barack Obama's economic-stimulus plan in the Senate, with Maine Sen. Susan Collins emerging as a leader of efforts to trim the initiative and sharpen its focus on job creation.
Sen. Collins, a centrist with allies in both parties, was called to the White House Wednesday to meet with Mr. Obama. She envisions holding the cost of the stimulus package to $700 billion or less, well below the $819 billion package of tax cuts and spending the House approved last week.

The target grew out of discussions among a group of moderate Republicans, led by Sen. Collins, aimed at reining in costs and better targeting federal funds toward job creation. The effort amounts to "rebuilding" the Obama package, according to an individual familiar with the talks. The package would include tax cuts and investments intended to create jobs, such as infrastructure projects, but it would step back from spending projects that don't immediately lift the sagging U.S. economy.

After meeting with Mr. Obama, Sen. Collins expressed concern about a number of spending provisions, including $780 million for pandemic-flu preparedness. "I have no doubt that the president is willing to negotiate in good faith, that he wants to have a bipartisan bill," Sen. Collins said.

should be thrown to the wolves.

And let HER deal with the people who have to go there because of no insurance, and too poor to pay out of pocket for a doctor visit.

because, she just stepped on it big-time.

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take that off her website if the worst case scenario should happen.

I hope it doesn't but it's kind of a stupid thing to brag about in any case.

Jane Hamsher has a great article at Firedoglake today:

http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/27/susan-collins-ashamed-of-her-hatchet-job-on-flu-preparedness/

Sorry, folks, had to be said. She somehow manages to hang on up there because people are confused as to who the "moderate" is, her or Snowe.

It could give her ammo against Perry. But if she was for stripping the funding out of the bill, then it could bite her in the butt.

It will disappear.

She should be forced to go and work in one of the front line hospitals, if this thing turns out to be as bad as some are afraid that it might. GREED is the thing that floats their boats. "Compassion" your ass!