A little nugget beneath the fanfare. Few people had more power in the Stimulus Bill negotiations than Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). And she apparently used a lot of that juice on Wednesday to get a key whistleblower protection provision stripped from the bill. That’s a key provision to help prevent waste and fraud. And, remember, Collins is the ranking member of the main senate investigations and oversight committee.
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February 11, 2009 6:25 p.m.
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