On Thursday, Gov. Paul LePage blamed Susan Collins for Anthem’s departure effective next year, telling WGAN, “Thank you, Susan Collins.” Gov. Paul LePage gave a sarcastic “thank you” to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Thursday after Anthem said it would leave Maine’s Affordable Care Act marketplace … after she opposed a repeal bill that Anthem’s […]
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Susan Collins joins opposition to GOP health care plan
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine In a move that likely dooms the Republican health care overhaul, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Monday it is “as deeply flawed” as several other GOP versions over the summer so she will oppose it. Without her backing, the latest bid to overturn the Affordable Care Act appears to be dead. […]
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Health care bill teeters; GOP adds money to woo Collins, dissidents
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks with reporters before heading into a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are adding money to their staggering effort to repeal the Obama health care law and say they’re pushing toward a climactic Senate faceoff this week. […]
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Paul LePage, Mike Pence agree on ACA repeal; Susan Collins waits for CBO
Vice President Mike Pence meets with Maine Gov. Paul LePage to discuss health care and tax reform in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, in Washington. PORTLAND (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she’s “leaning against” a Republican proposal to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, despite […]
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Maine's senators push Trump to cough up cash for heating assistance
After turning back President Donald Trump’s bid to eliminate heating assistance for low-income families, Maine’s two senators are calling on the administration to release funding for the program as quickly as possible. “Access to affordable home energy is a matter of health and safety for many low-income households, children, and seniors in Maine,” Republican U.S. […]
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Susan Collins pushes bipartisan bill to lower health care premium costs
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans Tuesday, Sept. 19, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a last-minute bid for a bipartisan fix to the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is pushing a measure in the U.S. Senate that she said would help lower the cost of […]
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Susan Collins has concerns with GOP's latest ACA repeal effort
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, walks towards the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. AUGUSTA — Republicans’ latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act looked to be in danger Monday, when a spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said the Maine Republican has “concerns” about the proposal. Collins hasn’t taken […]
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Susan Collins introduces amendment to allow transgender people serve in military
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, introduced an amendment Monday designed to stymie Republican President Donald Trump’s call to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. armed forces. The move fulfills a commitment Collins and Gillibrand made in late July, after Trump issued his controversial call for the Pentagon to […]
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Susan Collins plans to challenge Trump's transgender troops ban in defense bill
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, walks toward the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, the day lawmakers returned to Washington. WASHINGTON — Two senators are preparing an amendment to challenge President Donald Trump’s announced ban on transgender troops serving in the military that they hope to attach to a sweeping defense bill the […]
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Advice from Paul LePage: Susan Collins should run as independent for governor
If U.S. Sen. Susan Collins wants to be Maine’s next governor, she may decide to drop her lifelong Republican affiliation. Gov. Paul LePage said Collins ought to run as an independent if she wants the office he is leaving next year after two terms because she’s “highly unlikely to win a Republican primary.” “I do […]