As pat of Congress’ new budget bill, Maine’s benefit will fall from an average of $802 per household last year to $483.
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Collins backs spending bill; Snowe rejects it
Both lawmakers criticize home heating aid cuts, but Susan Collins says passage of the bill was critical.
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Snowe, Collins approve payroll tax cut
Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine voted in favor of a short-term extension of a payroll tax cut today, but split their votes on a $1 trillion spending bill.
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In Vogue: Susan Collins’ glamour shot
When she saw the specially arranged autumn leaves and choreographed clothing and jewelry, Sen. Susan Collins realized that an October shoot featuring actress Meryl Streep was no ordinary Capitol Hill photo opportunity.
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Snowe casts ‘present’ vote to go ‘extra mile’ on ethics
The for-profit college company chaired by her husband, former GOP Maine Gov. John McKernan, was a political flashpoint last week for Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine.
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LePage, Snowe join volunteers at Arlington
The duo helps place some 90,000 wreaths on fallen troops’ graves for Wreaths Across America Day.
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Maine leaders join in annual wreath ceremony
Gov. Paul LePage and Sen. Olympia Snowe are among thousands of volunteers who gathered at Arlington.
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Failure to name judge threatens to hamper court
In spite of being given two names, President Obama has yet to nominate a replacement for Judge Kermit Lipez on the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Snowe cites conflict of interest in agency vote
Earlier, however, the senator had vehemently opposed President Obama’s nominee for a new consumer-protection bureau.
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Maine senators lobbied on consumer agency
The White House seeks support from Snowe and Collins to confirm a chief of financial protection.