A national women’s advocacy group aimed at fighting and exposing sexism had a skyborne message for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Thursday.
The group, UltraViolet Action, commissioned the flight of a small airplane pulling a banner urging Collins to reject the most recent effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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“Collins, Don’t back down protect our care,” read the banner that was observed over Portland on Thursday.
In August, after Collins twice voted against repealing the Affordable Care Act, the group sponsored a similar flight thanking her for her votes.
“Earlier this year, Sen. Collins stood strong for Maine families in opposing the Republican efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and taking a wrecking ball to our country’s healthcare system,” Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet Action, said in a prepared statement. “Now, it’s up to Sen. Collins to protect our care again. The Cassidy-Graham bill would be a disaster for Maine and the country, so Sen. Collins – don’t back down, keep protecting our care. The lives of Maine residents and millions more depend on it.”
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