Her specialty is making speeches and votes that don’t matter and voting the opposite way when they do.
Susan Collins
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Necessity of damaging shutdown leaves Maine’s delegation divided
A short-term fix is OK with Republicans; the caucus across the aisle doesn’t want to kick the can again.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Tax bill won’t address levies that hit low-wage earners hardest
The payroll tax bite is relatively light for wealthy taxpayers, so there is little incentive to cut them.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
‘Dreamers’ from Maine visit Washington to appeal for protection from deportation
Christian Castaneda of Portland meets with Sen. Susan Collins and others to lobby for a permanent solution, saying he has been ‘in the shadows for too long.’
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Democrats need one more vote to override FCC’s move to kill net neutrality
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has joined 49 Democratic senators in endorsing the legislative measure.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Collins’ spokesperson: Column didn’t stand up to real record
Conspiracy theories aside, the senator is a moderate with a strong history of bipartisan accomplishment..
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Press Herald’s ‘Lost’ series recognized at U.S. Senate hearing
An award-winning author praises the newspaper’s reporting during an exchange with Sen. Susan Collins at a hearing on the nation’s opioid crisis.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sens. Collins and King to feds: Keep oil and gas drilling away from Maine coast
In a letter Monday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Maine’s senators say the risks of environmental and economic damage outweigh any potential benefits.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
It’s not Sen. Collins, it’s the system
So she’s betrayed Mainers. Big deal. Everybody elected to office gets corrupted by money and power. Change targets, please.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
ACA bills that Sen. Collins tied to her vote for tax overhaul could be delayed longer
It’s not clear when Congress might get to the two measures Collins sought as an offset to the impacts of the tax reform bill, which eliminated the mandate that all Americans have health insurance.