Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King should vote against his confirmation to this Cabinet position.
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Susan Collins defends her vote to silence colleague Elizabeth Warren
Collins voted in favor of upholding an obscure rule after the Massachusetts senator read a scathing letter that Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow wrote about Jeff Sessions, who was confirmed Wednesday as Trump’s attorney general.
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Our View: Collins takes principled stand against DeVos
It’s one of many that will be demanded of her to check President Trump’s reckless power.
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Protest group accuses Collins of hard-right turn after Trump’s election
But a spokeswoman for Maine’s senior U.S. senator disputes the allegation, saying she makes the best decisions she can ‘regardless of political pressure from either side.’
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Republicans in Congress start to eliminate Obama-era rules
A bill to repeal stream protections is sent to the White House and the House targets a gun restriction as Republicans move to reverse years of what they call excessive regulations.
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Our View: No place for Betsy DeVos in nation’s public schools
Susan Collins shouldn’t support President Trump’s adversarial, uninformed nominee to run the Department of Education.
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Sen. Collins says Trump’s education nominee may not have her vote
She has concerns about Betsy DeVos’ unfamiliarity with a school-related disabilities laws, the latest of several stances the senator has taken opposing the president’s statements and actions.
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Sen. Susan Collins tweets criticism of Trump Holocaust statement
The Republican from Maine calls it ‘an historical mistake.’
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Our View: Collins’ bill right route for Obamacare debate
Lawmakers should be looking to improve the health care system, not just defund it.
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Three Maine members of Congress criticize Trump’s order
Sen. Susan Collins calls the worldwide refugee ban ‘overly broad’ and a spokesman for Sen. Angus King says the latest action compromises national security.