Global relief measures would enable poor countries to stave off famine, at no cost to Mainers or other U.S. taxpayers.
Sen. Susan Collins
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Collins: The Paycheck Protection Program – a lifeline for small businesses
Congress is nearing an agreement to allow the companies hardest hit by the pandemic to receive a second forgivable loan.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Congress passes Collins-backed bill to protect dementia patients
The proposal is designed to ensure the Department of Justice’s elder abuse training materials consider the needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Utah senator blocks bills for national museums honoring Latinos, women
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, sponsor of the bill to create the women’s museum, calls Sen. Mike Lee’s action a ‘sad moment’ and vows not to give up the fight.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Congress stuck as McConnell torpedoes bipartisan aid deal
A negotiating group including Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is working to rally lawmakers behind the $908 billion framework that includes a $300-per-week pandemic jobless benefit and $160 billion for state and local governments.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Federal legislation backs ‘wild and scenic’ protections for York River
The designation as a Wild and Scenic Partnership River could lead to federal funding for habitat restoration and other projects to protect the York River and its tributaries.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan coronavirus aid bill
Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are part of the group of 9 senators advocating the plan.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Bipartisan relief proposal better than nothing for struggling Americans
The $908 billion package unveiled Tuesday is not nearly enough, but people need help now.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Any Republican unwilling to defy Trump is unworthy of the label ‘patriot’
The silence that has greeted the president’s subversion of democracy is an astonishing display of gutlessness.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We may need Susan Collins more than ever
We do not seem to be finding our way back from the extremes on our own. Now is the time for her to prove there’s more to being a moderate than walking an electoral tightrope.