On becoming Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Collins stated her ongoing priorities would be helping Maine communities, funding biomedical research, investing in rural communities (education, workforce, child care), strengthening national security, and improving infrastructure.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “On becoming Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Collins stated her ongoing priorities would be helping Maine communities, funding …”

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Office of U.S. Senator Susan Collinshttps://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-officially-becomes-chair-of-appropriations-committee ↗
“my priorities will remain helping Maine's communities, funding lifesaving biomedical research, investing in rural communities by supporting education, workforce, and child care programs, strengthening our national security, and improving our infrastructure.”