I am very disappointed in Sen. Susan Collins’ choice to support Brett Kavanaugh. I am beyond disappointed with her attempts to justify her decision. The senator said that she decided that Christine Blasey Ford was credible, but must be mistaken in who assaulted her. The senator chose to believe a man who has every reason […]
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Senate speech was Susan Collins' finest hour
In a speech announcing her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, reminded me of some of the great orators of the past. Her speech was measured in tone, substantive in content and delivered with conviction. Collins is no conservative. She has voted in favor of abortion and same-sex […]
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Comedian says he was joking about boycotting Maine
A comedian and actor says he was only joking about a boycott when he tweeted on Friday that he would never visit Maine while Sen. Susan Collins was in office because of her vote on Brett Kavanaugh. “This would be a good time to say I never called for a boycott of Maine,” John Fugelsang […]
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Prankster alters Susan Collins' Wikipedia page in Kavanaugh vote protest
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine continues to see fallout from her vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, with someone changing her Wikipedia page Tuesday to say that she had voted to “put an attempted rapist on the Supreme Court.” The altered page was up for a very short period before it was […]
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Susan Collins’ vote on Brett Kavanaugh fuels calls for boycott of Maine
People upset with Sen. Susan Collins’ support for now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh are calling for a boycott of Maine products and tourism. “Dear Susan Collins — I really struggled with this but my tourist $ just voted against ever visiting Maine while you remain in office,” actor and comedian John Fugelsang tweeted out to his 413,000 […]
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Susan Rice to decide after midterms if she will run against Susan Collins
Susan E. Rice, a former national security adviser to President Barack Obama, said Sunday that she will decide after the November elections whether to launch a bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, claiming the lawmaker has “betrayed women across this country.” Rice’s comments came in the wake of Collins’s decision to support President Donald […]
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Back in Maine, Susan Collins says she’s getting positive feedback on Kavanaugh vote
NORRIDGEWOCK — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday that she’s been hearing “very positive” feedback from Mainers regarding her vote the day before to confirm now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Nevertheless, Collins’ office said later on Sunday that she and her offices have been provided enhanced security for weeks because of “multiple serious threats.” In […]
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Susan Collins supports confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
Sen. Susan Collins said Friday she would vote to confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Collins made her announcement during a floor speech on the Senate as she detailed her reasoning for her support, despite the urgings of thousands of Mainers that she reject the controversial nominee. She repeated again […]
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Key senators undecided as Senate poised to vote on Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court faced a crucial Senate vote Friday as key Republican senators remained undeclared amid the allegations of sexual misconduct followed by intense disagreements that have divided the nation. The 53-year-old judge made what was in effect his closing argument by acknowledging he became “very emotional” when […]
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Maine women, including sexual assault survivors, converge on Capitol to sway Collins
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kate Byrne sat on the cold tile floor outside the office of Maine Sen. Susan Collins. Four floors below, in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building, police were arresting hundreds of protesters who had swarmed the nation’s capital to oppose Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Upstairs, […]