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I'm chair of the appropriations committee, the most powerful committee in the senate.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 2 (WMTW)

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Why we checked itCollins claims to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee and characterizes it as the most powerful committee in the Senate — both the chairmanship and the characterization are verifiable and evaluable.
What we foundCollins is confirmed as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, but calling it definitively 'the most powerful' is a characterisation that is widely echoed but not universally agreed upon.
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