Fortunately, Maine’s senators see what it bodes for millions of Americans.
Susan Collins
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Sen. Collins cheered in Maine after stand on health care
One of only a handful of Republican senators who opposed the bill, she marches unbowed in Eastport’s Fourth of July parade.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
Senate health care bill would roll back funding for women’s services
The Republican proposal makes cuts to Medicaid, for one, which pays for half of all childbirths in the U.S.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Visa-for-vote report outlines flawed strategy
Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ well-justified opposition to the health care bill is grounded in fact, not political horse trading.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Last moderate standing? Susan Collins stems tide of partisan politics
In announcing a ‘no’ vote on the Senate health care bill, the Maine senator acted within a reasoned tradition that we forgot existed.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Senate health care bill will put older Mainers, cancer patients at risk
We urge Maine Sen. Susan Collins to stand her ground against the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Support Sen. Collins’ commitment to federal funding for Planned Parenthood
Two fellow Maine Republicans urge the senator to oppose any bill that would reduce funding for this key health care provider.
Posted inHealth, News, Politics
Sen. Collins says she’ll vote against motion to advance Senate health bill
The opposition by Maine’s Republican senator casts more doubt on the likelhood that the bill will make it through the closely divided Senate this week before the July Fourth recess.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Collins still undecided on Senate health care bill
In an appearance on ABC’s ‘This Week,’ Maine’s senior senator says she wants to see the Congressional Budget Office analysis of the measure before she makes up her mind.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
Intense campaign planned to pressure Republican Senate health bill holdouts
President Trump is trying to build consensus, and a conservative group will pressure Nevada’s Dean Heller, the latest skeptic of the health care alternative.