Independent Danielle Ravyn VanHelsing seeks campaign cash while cleaning up Maine.
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Sen. Collins sponsors bill to extend LGBT protections
She is the lead Republican sponsor of the bill in the Senate.
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Sens. King, Collins: Privatizing post office is a bad idea
They are joining a group of more than 20 senators in reintroducing a bill opposing privatizing the service.
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Collins and Mills take the tour as Wex shows off its new headquarters in Portland
Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony will be followed by the move of roughly 400 Wex employees to the downtown building.
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Unable to afford diabetes care, Lewiston mother tells Senate committee about her frequent 911 calls
Michelle Dehetre tells the Senate Aging Committee, chaired by Sen. Susan Collins, that she can’t afford the blood sugar monitor and diabetes drugs she needs.
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Maine’s U.S. senators want a bump in work visas due to tight market
For the second straight year, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are urging the Trump administration to raise the limit on H-2B visas for temporary non-agricultural workers.
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Collins says she will decide in 2020 whether to endorse Trump
Maine’s senior senator, who opposed the president in 2016, says she needs to work with Trump in the meantime.
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Collins opposing Trump judicial nominee who argued against Affordable Care Act
The Maine Republican says she couldn’t support the nomination of Chad Readler to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals because he chose not to defend the ACA in a court case.
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Maine congressional delegation reacts to Michael Cohen’s testimony
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation offered their reactions to Michael Cohen’s testimony on Wednesday before the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Sen. Susan Collins, Republican “Due to the fact that Michael Cohen has pled guilty to lying to Congress, his testimony must be scrutinized carefully. “Several of the assertions he testified to under oath today […]
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Sen. Collins says she won’t support Trump’s EPA nominee
She expresses concerns over actions Andrew Wheeler has taken as acting administrator.