Maine’s two senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, split today on a failed and controversial Republican bill.
The Senate voted 51-48 to stop a Republican bill that would have allowed insurance companies to opt out of any health requirements they object to on moral grounds, including providing contraception to women.
Snowe, a Republican, voted to stop the bill — siding with Democrats — while Collins, also a Republican, voted to allow the bill to become law.
Read more about their decisions in reporter Jonathan Riskind’s “Maine on the Hill” blog.
Related Stories
Latest Articles
-
Boston BruinsBruins beat Ducks 3-0 for 4th straight win
-
Letters
Letter to the editor: Return war-making decisions to Congress
-
Letters
Letter to the editor: He said he'd go away, but Paul LePage is still here
-
Letters
Letter to the editor: Illumination fails to show Portland City Hall in its best light
-
Letters
Letter to the editor: Reusable containers, bags will help stem tide of plastic waste
