About a dozen people who went to the office to protest the senator’s vote in favor of the Republican tax overhaul leave after being told that they could be arrested.
Susan Collins
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Our View: Lots of reasons for Sen. Collins to drop support for tax reform bill
Broken promises to the Maine senator should be enough to cost Republican leaders her vote.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Along with roll call votes last week, the House also passed the Taylor Force Act (H.R. 1164), to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens; and the Admiral Lloyd R. “Joe” Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act (H.R. 4300), […]
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Commentary: Retailers, consumers and state will benefit from tax reform bill
Reducing the paperwork and financial burden will strengthen job growth and smaller businesses.
Posted inEditorials, Greg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Don’t like Collins’ tax cut vote, Democrats? Offer up an alternative
Critics hammer the senator for voting straight Republican, but Democrats haven’t articulated their own policy positions.
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Five protesters arrested at Collins’ office in Bangor
They oppose her support of the Republican tax cut plan in the Senate and refused to leave her office in the federal building.
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Collins, King defend radically different positions on tax bill
On Sunday morning talk shows, Maine’s senators also weigh in on the probes into Russian contacts with the Trump team.
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It’s not too late for Sen. Collins to do right by Mainers
Her ‘yea’ vote on the tax reform bill was a step backward, but listening to her constituents, like she did when she helped save the Affordable Care Act, is what will help her now.
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Commentary: Collins, Murkowski will see good will in health debate evaporate
They missed their chance to reclaim their role as guardians of Americans’ health care coverage.
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Sen. Collins, a key vote on Republican tax plan, pushes amendments to address ‘a lot of concerns’
Sen. King and others also submit changes, forcing a rewrite of the debt-raising bill and postponing a major vote until at least Friday.