I find it interesting that Sen. Susan Collins decries the practice of separating children from their parents as these families flee horrors in their homelands and struggle to find a new life here. Collins is responsible for this program. She voted Jeff Sessions into the job as attorney general. She testified at Sessions’ confirmation hearing. […]
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Collins, Poliquin say families, children shouldn't be separated
Sen. Susan Collins is calling on the Trump administration to immediately stop the “inhumane and traumatizing” practice of separating children from their parents after the families illegally cross into the United States. Collins said she is deeply troubled by the “zero tolerance” policy and on Tuesday she joined a group of 13 Republican senators who are asking […]
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Sen. Collins says she’s seeking a solution as pressure builds to stop splitting families at U.S. border
Sen. Susan Collins called the federal government’s policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border “inhumane” and said she is seeking a legislative solution to the issue, even as the Trump administration doubled down on the policy Monday despite mounting criticism. As one of a handful of Republican moderates in the Senate, Collins is […]
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Collins, King to offer keynotes at Jay, Turner adult ed graduations
Adult education graduations tend to receive little attention. This year, two rural programs will be thrust into the spotlight because Maine’s two U.S. senators have agreed to speak to graduates. Sen. Angus King will give the keynote speech to adult education graduates at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay on May 31. A day later, […]
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Susan Collins to vote for Trump’s nominee to lead CIA; Angus King to vote no
Maine’s senators split on their support for Gina Haspel’s nomination by President Trump to become the next director of the CIA, with Sen. Susan Collins saying she will vote for Haspel’s confirmation and Sen. Angus King saying he will vote against it. Collins, a Republican, and King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, both issued […]
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Collins, King under pressure to oppose controversial CIA director nominee
Maine’sU.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are coming under pressure from human rights groups who oppose Gina Haspel’s nomination to be director of the CIA, citing her role in the agency’s detention and “enhanced interrogation” of suspected terrorists in the wake of 9/11. Haspel, a 33-year veteran of the CIA and its current deputy […]
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Auburn Middle Schoolers visit Washington D.C.
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King met with 16 eighth-grade students, parents and teachers from Auburn Middle School who traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the school’s biennial class trip. The students toured the U.S. Capitol building, explored Smithsonian museums and walked along the National Mall to see the Washington Monument, the Lincoln […]
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Susan Collins says Trump lawyer not a big factor in Russia probe
? U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday she does not see President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, as a central player in the Russia probe. Maine’s senior senator also criticized former FBI Director James Comey for not following Justice Department protocols and releasing his memoir in the middle of the ongoing investigation. Collins, a Republican […]
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Maine delegation members say Congress needs to play more active role on Syria
After the United States, Britain and France launched airstrikes Friday night against Syria for its alleged use of banned chemical weapons, three members of Maine’s congressional delegation called on Congress to play a more active role in putting pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Independent Sen. Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree […]
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Susan Collins says Scott Pruitt wrong choice to head EPA
Maine Sen. Susan Collins told CNN’s Jake Tapper that Scott Pruitt was the wrong choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks since it was revealed he rented a room in Washington, D.C., at below-market rates from a lobbyist with business before the EPA . He has also […]