Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, walks towards the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. AUGUSTA — Republicans’ latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act looked to be in danger Monday, when a spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said the Maine Republican has “concerns” about the proposal. Collins hasn’t taken […]
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Susan Collins introduces amendment to allow transgender people serve in military
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, introduced an amendment Monday designed to stymie Republican President Donald Trump’s call to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. armed forces. The move fulfills a commitment Collins and Gillibrand made in late July, after Trump issued his controversial call for the Pentagon to […]
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Susan Collins plans to challenge Trump's transgender troops ban in defense bill
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, walks toward the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, the day lawmakers returned to Washington. WASHINGTON — Two senators are preparing an amendment to challenge President Donald Trump’s announced ban on transgender troops serving in the military that they hope to attach to a sweeping defense bill the […]
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Advice from Paul LePage: Susan Collins should run as independent for governor
If U.S. Sen. Susan Collins wants to be Maine’s next governor, she may decide to drop her lifelong Republican affiliation. Gov. Paul LePage said Collins ought to run as an independent if she wants the office he is leaving next year after two terms because she’s “highly unlikely to win a Republican primary.” “I do […]
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Susan Collins unsure whether Trump will be GOP nominee in 2020
BANGOR — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Monday she’s not sure if President Donald Trump will be her party’s nominee for the nation’s top job in 2020. Collins, who didn’t endorse Trump last year, told MSNBC it is “too difficult to say” if he’ll gain the GOP’s backing in the next presidential […]
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Chamber members praised by Sen. Collins
WILTON — Three western Maine chambers of commerce welcomed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to their annual Tri-Chamber Barbecue on Thursday night at Wilson Lake Inn. “These chambers represent three counties, 30 towns and the sense of community spirit western Maine is known for,” Collins said to 125 members of the Franklin County, the Jay-Livermore-Livermore […]
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Collins on Trump: Try again, this time be clear in condemning racism
LEWISTON — While touring an L.L.Bean manufacturing facility on Thursday morning, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she wants President Donald Trump to make a fourth statement on the violence in Charlottesville, this time making crystal clear he won’t tolerate bigotry. “If you look at some of the chants, such as ‘blood and soil,’ that is […]
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Political pioneer Margaret Chase Smith
Years before Margaret Chase Smith succeeded in getting elected as Maine’s first woman senator, she was a particularly savvy congressman’s wife. Her husband, Clyde Smith, represented the 2nd District and relied on her as his top office aide and campaign manager. “My role was to be at Clyde’s side as his right-hand man,” she wrote […]
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Poll suggests problems for Susan Collins if she runs for governor
An early, shadowy poll in Maine’s 2018 gubernatorial race that looks aimed to ward off U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who is considering running to replace Gov. Paul LePage, says she might have trouble surviving a Republican primary. The conservative governor has escalated an intra-party war against the moderate senator since her key vote in late […]
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Doing what is right for Maine
As executive director of Tri-County Mental Health Services, I speak for the thousands of Mainers to whom we provide trauma-informed services promoting whole health and wellness when I send heartfelt thanks to Sen. Susan Collins for not bowing to pressure to pass health care legislation that would have harmed Mainers with mental illnesses and addictions. […]