U.S. Sen. Susan Collins voted to support tax cuts for the rich with hollow assurances that the cost of the Republican plan would not impact Medicare. Yet, the first letter I received in the very first postal delivery of 2018 was a notice from my Medicare provider that my drug plan costs had been increased. In other words, Collins was duped into believing her “yes” vote for tax cuts would not impact Medicare. Indeed, the fiscal consequences for the middle class and Medicare beneficiaries, resulting from her wrong-minded vote, are still reverberating.

Now, many Maine constituents are strongly advising Collins to vote not to approve Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, because of his conservative interpretation of decisions like Roe v. Wade and protections of the rights of all Americans to have access to affordable health care. Collins has always been an advocate for supporting women’s health; voting no on Kavanaugh’s nomination gives her the opportunity to show leadership on behalf of the women who are counting on her to stand up for what she has repeatedly said she believes in.

Juliana L’Heureux
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