About 200 demonstrate outside U.S. Susan Collins’ office downtown, and many want Roe v. Wade to be codified under federal law.
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Sen. Collins under fire over draft abortion ruling
Maine’s senior senator has been berated by late-night comedians and national political columnists for her role in confirming the conservative Supreme Court justices who appear poised to vote to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Schumer vows abortion law vote, but not filibuster changes
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer angrily denounced as an “abomination” the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision that would overturn the nation’s landmark Roe v. Wade.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Nation / World
Sen. Collins calls draft abortion ruling ‘completely inconsistent’ with what Supreme Court nominees told her
Maine’s Republican senator is expected to face an angry backlash for her votes in favor of conservative justices based on their assurances that abortion access was settled law.
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Sen. Collins says she’d support reinstatement of Trump’s Twitter account
Collins’ comments come a day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who describes himself as a ‘free-speech absolutist,’ reached an agreement to purchase Twitter for $44 billion.
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Sen. Collins making 1st public appearance after contracting COVID-19
The Maine senator is visiting Bath Iron Works on Monday.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Sen. Susan Collins tests positive for COVID-19
The state’s senior senator attended the Gridiron Club dinner Saturday night that appears to be the source of an outbreak in Washington.
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Collins attended Gridiron Dinner that appears to be source of A-list Washington COVID outbreak
The dinner attracted about 630 guests, including members of Congress, the Cabinet, diplomatic corps, military and business.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
U.S. issues 35,000 more seasonal worker visas needed for Maine tourist businesses
Foreign laborers authorized to work in the United States under the H-2B visa program are critical to Maine’s summer tourism businesses.
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Sen. Collins to back Judge Jackson for Supreme Court, calls confirmation process ‘broken’
Susan Collins is so far the only Republican who has committed to voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.