In just a few weeks, the U.S. Senate begins one of its most important deliberations in recent history. If 53-year-old Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court, there will be major reverberations for all of us and our children for decades. So why does Susan Collins, a potential swing vote on the nomination, seem […]
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Collins should not confirm Kavanaugh
It is imperative that Sen. Susan Collins votes against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as the ninth justice on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would pose a threat to reproductive rights in Maine and across the nation. Kavanaugh has long been an opponent of abortion rights; voicing his opinion in support of Justice Rehnquist’s […]
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Reject the Kavanaugh nomination
As a disabled veteran, I would really hate to see Brett Kavanaugh as a justice on the Supreme Court. If the nomination were to go through, I am worried about the decisions he would make about America’s health care system. He has criticized Chief Justice John Roberts for upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care […]
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Susan Collins remembers John McCain as a hero and a friend
PORTLAND — The military cargo plane careened, corkscrew-style, toward the landing strip at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, performing an evasive maneuver aimed at avoiding incoming fire. In her seat, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, had a case of the jitters. Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona reached over and patted her hand. “He said, […]
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With McCain gone, could Susan Collins replace the lion of Senate?
WASHINGTON (AP) — John McCain is being remembered as a last lion of the Senate, with few others matching his stature. But the next generation of mavericks might come from the ranks of Senate women. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Dianne Feinstein of California and Patty Murray of Washington are all positioned […]
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Sen. Collins' vote will be scrutinized
I hope others join me in trying to convince Sen. Susan Collins that she must defend the health care protections millions of Americans rely upon by stopping Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. I worked for more than a decade in health care administration and know firsthand that millions of people will suffer due […]
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Susan Collins discusses abortion rights with Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
In what could be a pivotal moment in the fight over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine met with the nominee Tuesday in Washington and said the two talked “at great length” about abortion rights. It was Kavanaugh’s first meeting with the centrist Republican, who told national media after the meeting that she […]
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New Yorker tries to sway Collins as she prepares to meet Kavanaugh
Hoping to sway U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to cast her vote against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, a New York tech executive decided to take an unusual approach. Eric Lazarus put an employment advertisement on Craigslist calling for Maine leftists, liberals and progressives to contact him about a part-time gig “sitting in front of […]
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Collins says she’s undecided on Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
BRUNSWICK — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Friday she hasn’t decided whether she will vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Speaking at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, Maine’s senior senator said that she couldn’t make a decision until after she meets with Kavanaugh one-on-one next week and hears his responses at […]
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Doctor who was disciplined had clashes with patients over Trump
A Maine doctor who announced she would challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in the 2020 election was reprimanded and placed on probation, in part, because of disputes she had with her patients over President Trump. A 23-page consent agreement between Dr. Cathleen London of Milbridge and the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine, dated Aug. […]