Maine’s senior senator laments the administration’s handling of the budget and pokes fun at a Texas congressman who challenged her to a duel.
Susan Collins
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Republican congressman from Texas appears to target Sen. Collins
Rep. Blake Farenthold bemoans opposition to the Senate health care bill by ‘female senators from the Northeast,’ and suggests he would challenge them to a duel if they were male and from Texas.
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Collins opposes Senate health care vote Tuesday
Maine’s senior U.S. senator also repeats her criticism of President Trump’s comments on the Russia probe.
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Collins slams current Senate bill to repeal and replace Affordable Care Act
She says the Republican proposal would throw millions of people off the health insurance they acquired under Obamacare.
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Commentary: Republican women killed the Senate health care bill
Maine’s Susan Collins was among the three female senators who sank the effort to undo Obamacare.
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Sen. Collins says she’s a no on immediate repeal vote for ACA
Her vote, along with two other no votes from fellow Republicans, essentially kills Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to vote on the House health care bill, which calls for a full repeal of Obamacare but delays implementation for two years.
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Our View: Sen. Collins is on the right side of health debate, but Rep. Poliquin is not
Maine’s Republican lawmakers are split on the biggest domestic issue facing Congress.
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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 Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act (H.R. 702), to strengthen federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and expand accountability within the federal government; passed the FDA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2430), to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical […]
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Sen. Collins gets in on the act at Cyndi Lauper show
The ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun’ singer brings her ‘hero’ on stage at Friday night’s show in Bangor.
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Sen. Collins calls for Trump Jr. to testify before Senate Intelligence on Russia meeting
The Republican from Maine also expects that special counsel Robert Mueller will want to interview President Trump’s son, who admitted he met with a Russian lawyer who offered anti-Clinton material.