Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is spearheading the proposal, which also would make it more difficult for Congress to raise an objection to state results in a presidential election.
Sen. Susan Collins
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School Notebook: July 20
Yarmouth student completes D.C. internship William Chinnock, a Yarmouth native, has completed a summer internship at the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Chinnock is the son of Bill and Terry Chinnock and served as an intern in Collins’ Lewiston Constituent Services Center last spring. Chinnock is attending law school at Quinnipiac University […]
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Bipartisan bill would clarify that vice president’s role with electors is only ceremonial
The subgroup handling the Electoral Count Act of 1887 was headed by Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins and West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III.
Posted inLocal & State
Sen. Collins, facing backlash, calls Supreme Court decision ‘a sudden and radical jolt’
The Maine Republican claimed during their confirmations that Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would protect precedent and Roe even though experts warned they would not.
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Senate votes to advance bipartisan gun deal, breaking 30-year logjam
The text of bipartisan gun legislation is on track to be released Tuesday after the senators settled key differences, including how to structure language around the “boyfriend loophole.”
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Christening BIW’s latest warship, Collins and Navy leaders call for more
Speakers at Saturday’s christening of the future USS John Basilone celebrated the ship’s famous WWII hero namesake and called for a stronger Navy.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Cutting gun violence will take regulating guns
Maine Sens. Collins and King back a program that invests in mental health and school security, but wouldn’t change the kinds of weapons sold or who can buy them.
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Collins believes bipartisan gun deal stands good chance of passage in Senate
Maine’s senior U.S. senator, who was a member of a bipartisan committee that negotiated the tentative agreement, says, ‘I really think we have to succeed this time, and I think we will succeed.’
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King, Collins voice support for raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles, a measure Golden opposed
The House passed a bill to raise the age from 18 to 21 yesterday, but it’s unknown if or when the Senate might take it up.
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Jim Fossel: Ukraine aid is in our national interest
But conservatives who call themselves nationalists are mistakenly opposing it.