A Facebook call to rally in Portland draws more than 200 people eager to take a stand against White House actions at the border that have sparked outrage across the country.
Susan Collins
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Maine Voices: Sen. Collins must stop equivocating as Trump tramples American ideals
She pretends to distance herself from his abhorrent policies, but refuses to see them for what they are.
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Sen. Collins says legislation needed to guarantee end to family separations at southern border
The Maine Republican says questions remain about the president’s executive order halting the policy, and a bipartisan group of more than a dozen senators met in her office to discuss possible bills.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Child separation policy belongs to Trump, congressional Republicans
The caging of hundreds of kids at our border follows months of rhetoric and rules demonizing immigrants.
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Sen. Collins says she’s seeking a solution as pressure builds to stop splitting families at U.S. border
The Maine senator says she’s pursuing legislation directly addressing the issue of family separation, but a critic says faster action is necessary at a time of crisis.
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Maine Voices: Hungry Mainers need bipartisan Senate farm bill that supports SNAP
Meanwhile, the Republican House version would take food assistance from 2 million Americans.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Republican tax bill hurts medical care
The vote by Sen. Collins and Rep. Poliquin set the stage to strip all of us of our insurance coverage for pre-existing health conditions.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Trump administration won’t defend key parts of Affordable Care Act
Sens. Collins and King of Maine criticize the decision regarding a lawsuit by conservative states that was supported by Gov. LePage.
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Maine senators caution Trump about talk of self-pardon
Sen. Susan Collins says the president never should have tweeted about it, while Sen. Angus King calls even the idea ‘troubling.’
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Worker training gets attention as Sen. Collins, labor secretary tour Maine sites
They visit Cianbro in Pittsfield and a job corps center in Bangor that are models of worker development, a trend seen around the country as companies deal with a shortage of skilled applicants.