President Trump, who has supports the bills and is expected to sign them, said ‘Americans deserve to know the lowest drug price at their pharmacy.’
Susan Collins
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Maine Voices: Single lawmaker could restore honor to court confirmation process
One Republican senator is all it takes to restore the 60-vote threshold on whether to approve or deny.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Ultimately, history will judge us all
Our response to a sexual assault allegation against a Supreme Court nominee will reflect America’s values, for good or ill.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: If Collins believes judge’s accuser, can she take her side?
That’s the central question as the senator prepares to cast a crucial vote for or against putting Brett Kavanaugh on the highest court in the land.
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How a member of Maine’s political elite found himself in Mueller’s cross hairs
Sam Patten, a Camden native who aided top-level campaigns in Maine and served as a power broker overseas, is ensnared in the special counsel’s probe.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Watch video: Sen. Collins ‘appalled’ by Trump’s tweet criticizing Kavanaugh accuser
The Maine senator said the president was ‘completely inappropriate’ in his tweets about Christine Blasey Ford on Friday morning.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Kavanaugh has misled the Senate in his testimony under oath
The question now is whether the reasonable mind of Sen. Susan Collins will guide her vote.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Analysis: Republicans seem to have votes to move forward with Brett Kavanaugh
Susan Collins, a key vote, says the options available for Kavanaugh’s accuser to testify are sufficient, and she urges Christine Blasey Ford to speak Monday.
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Sen. Collins says attorneys for Kavanaugh and his accuser should be allowed to ask questions
Maine’s senior senator is still undecided on whether she will support President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as sexual assault allegations against him have disrupted the process
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Collins among handful of Republican senators calling for hearing on accusations against Kavanaugh
The hearing is announced just hours after she and several colleagues said the Supreme Court nominee and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, should testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.