LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday that she is willing to work toward "responsible" health care reform, but she's not ready to support any of the committee-passed legislation at this point.
"I share the goal of passing responsible health care reform," she said in a statement. "Our goal should be legislation that protects affordable health care choices, safeguards Medicare and reduces costs to the consumer and the taxpayer at a time when we simply cannot afford to pay more."
The Maine Republican praised her colleague, Maine's senior Sen. Olympia Snowe, also a Republican, for her work to help pass a bill out of the Senate Finance Committee, but said it falls short of the goal of providing access to more affordable health care for all Americans.
Snowe was the only Republican to vote in favor of the bill during a committee vote on Tuesday.
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