As Maine’s Republican senator decides whether to run for governor, she should take a hard look at the state of her party and at her influence in Washington.
Susan Collins
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Collins must break with incompetent, erratic and dangerous president
She should show courage like Margaret Chase Smith and Bill Cohen in facing two potential disasters.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Key Obamacare subsidies must be maintained
Low-income Mainers could be hit hard if President Trump cuts payments that reduce out-of-pocket health care costs.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage takes on George Mitchell in repeated critique of health care votes
The former Senate majority leader drew the governor’s ire by defending votes that U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King cast against Obamacare repeal.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Collins: Trump ‘can’t set red lines’ for Justice Department probe of Russia ties
The Maine senator tells CNN that special counsel Robert Mueller should ‘follow leads wherever they may be.’
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Former Sen. Mitchell says LePage wrong to criticize Collins, King over ACA
He says the senators were representing the interests of Mainers by opposing the repeal, which he says would harm rural residents, the elderly and the poor.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Voters should punish incivility
Politicians aren’t very good at holding each other to account.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: In the end, the skinny just didn’t fit right
Size mattered in the health care showdown in Washington.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Sen. Collins’ courage isn’t just a talking point
But Mainers should never tire of hearing how she stood up to her party.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate rejects ‘skinny’ repeal of ACA in major setback for Trump
The latest effort fails when Sen. John McCain votes with Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski against the president and Republican leaders.