A vote against the ACA will sacrifice the lives of the most vulnerable Mainers.
Susan Collins
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Collins leads effort to slow Senate push to repeal Affordable Care Act
She and four other Republicans want time to come up with a replacement before the vote, as others warn the change is a complex process.
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Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for attorney general, finds unlikely ally in Sen. Susan Collins
Collins and Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby will introduce Sessions before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when she will defend him against charges of racism.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted: Obamacare, Israeli settlements
The House also re-elects Paul Ryan, R-Wis., as its speaker.
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Our View: Research only way to ease rising cost of Alzheimer’s
The U.S. is urged to put $2 billion a year into studying the disease, and we’re halfway there.
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Sen. Susan Collins breaks ankle in slip on ice at her Bangor home
Maine’s Republican senator doesn’t expect the injury to cause her to miss any work in Congress.
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Susan Collins urges action to block drastic drug price increases
She and Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri release findings from a year-long investigation into drug companies.
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Our view: Maine’s senators will be a check on presidential overreach
The U.S. Senate is one lawmaking institution over which President Trump will not have total control.
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Collins draws contrast with Trump on Russia, Affordable Care Act
The Republican senator says Russian interference in the presidential election is a ‘very serious concern’ and that the health care law should not be repealed without a viable substitute in place.
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Commentary: In Maine and across the country, two-generation approach is critical to reducing child poverty
A combination of parent- and child-focused services can greatly boost a whole family’s chance of success, say Sen. Susan Collins and the Gorman Foundation.