Susan Collins says she’s an independent thinker, but although she talks about thinking over the issues, she votes right along the Republican hard line. She boasts about ending the government shutdown, without mentioning she voted for the shutdown three times. She voted against equal pay for women; against raising the minimum wage; against better medical […]
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Collins joins Democrats on student loan bill blocked by Republicans
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation aimed at letting people refinance their student loans at lower rates, a pre-ordained outcome that gave Democrats a fresh election-year talking point against the GOP. But Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was one of three Republicans who voted with the Democrats. The 56-38 vote fell short of the […]
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Lewiston man to receive overdue Bronze Star from WWII
AUBURN (AP) — A World War II veteran is getting long-overdue medals on the 70th anniversary of the allied in invasion of France. Sen. Susan Collins is using the D-Day anniversary to present the Bronze Star, World War II Victory Medal and others to Louis Roberge of Lewiston. Collins helped him obtain the medals, which […]
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King endorses Collins in U.S. Senate race
Collins, a three-term veteran of the Senate, is running against Democrat Shenna Bellows in this year’s election. During a Town Hall meeting at the Margaret Chase Smith Library, King emphasized the close relationship he’s developed with Collins during his two years in the Senate. He said often, senators from the same state are in a […]
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Maine’s D.C. delegation raises doubts about fed response to hazardous materials rail shipments
Editor’s note: The second of two parts. If a railroad spilled thousands of gallons of oil in Maine, no one in the state – or in Washington – knows what the railroads would do or whether they’re prepared for such a disaster. In interviews with members of Maine’s congressional delegation, each said that’s the reason […]
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G. McGrane: Sen. Collins serves her own interests
I am very disappointed in U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. I have written her on many occasions expressing my concerns and the concerns of Maine’s working class on various topics that I believe are important to Maine and particularly her constituents in Franklin County. I have asked her to vote yea or nay on important legislative […]
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Bethel, Fryeburg, Auburn airports receive federal grants
BETHEL — The Bethel Regional Airport was one of several in Maine to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration for local airport improvements, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced in a press release Friday afternoon. Collins and King said that the FAA awarded $2,182,579 in competitive grant […]
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Bellows calls for Collins to support student loan bill
BRUNSWICK — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows on Thursday prodded her Republican opponent, incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, to sponsor a bill that would drastically reduce the interest rates on many outstanding student loans. Congress last year passed a bill to reduce the interest rate on federally backed student loans to 3.86 percent, down […]
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Lewiston cancer center director to speak at U.S. Senate hearing
The sister of nationally renowned actor and Maine native Patrick Dempsey is expected to testify Wednesday at a U.S. Senate committee hearing on cancer research. Mary Dempsey, assistant director and co-founder of The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing in Lewiston, in partnership with Central Maine Medical Center, was invited to speak by […]
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Collins says she wants compromise on minimum wage bill
WASHINGTON — Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she expects to oppose the Democratic effort to raise the federal minimum wage, all but dooming the election-year proposal. That election-year bill, on which the Senate is expected to vote Wednesday, would raise the current $7.25 hourly minimum to $10.10 over 30 months. It will need GOP […]