WASHINGTON — After the Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday that the Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured in 2026 than under President Barack Obama’s health care law, Maine’s senators said they will oppose the bill. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she would vote against a GOP procedural motion, expected Wednesday, to begin […]
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Susan Collins says she is waiting on health care bill's CBO score
A key moderate Republican senator said Sunday she’s waiting for a Congressional Budget Office score to finalize her position on the Senate bill to repeal and replace Obamacare and that she has concerns about the measure’s impact on older and rural Americans. “I have very serious concerns about the bill,” Sen. Susan Collins of Maine […]
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Susan Collins pushes bill to promote saving for retirement
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins proposed legislation Tuesday that would help small businesses offer retirement plans and make it easier for people to put money aside. Collins told colleagues that many seniors in Maine “rely almost entirely on Social Security to cover their monthly expenses, despite the fact that the average annual benefit is only about […]
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Susan Collins finds Comey credible but he shouldn’t have leaked memo
WASHINGTON — A Republican member of the Senate Intelligence committee says Congress should obtain any tapes that President Donald Trump might have of his conversations with the man he fired as FBI director — James Comey. Comey testified before that committee on Thursday, and Sen. Susan Collins tells MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that she found him […]
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Who are the senators asking James Comey questions?
WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee hosts the most-anticipated congressional hearing of the year Thursday, when former FBI director James B. Comey is scheduled to testify and share details of his firing by President Donald Trump and the conversations they had about ongoing investigations into Russia’s alleged meddling in U.S. elections. Rarely do congressional hearings […]
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Gun-owners fear hearing aid regulation will affect hunting
PORTLAND (AP) — A proposal designed to make hearing aids more affordable has generated resistance from an unlikely quarter: a gun rights group. Gun Owners of America is organizing opposition against the bill, because it believes the measure would change the way certain hunting products are regulated. Its skepticism underscores some gun rights enthusiasts’ desire […]
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Trump’s climate change move draws sharp reactions in Maine
Calling it “a devastating blow,” the head of the Natural Resources Council of Maine denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of an international climate agreement Thursday. Lisa Pohlmann, the environmental group’s executive director, said the move “could jeopardize global efforts to avert the most catastrophic impacts of climate change.” Maine’s congressional delegation had […]
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Trump plan to end state and local tax deductions likely to prove difficult
As Republicans try to figure out a way to deliver on tax cuts President Donald Trump promised, they’re taking a hard look at the possibility of eliminating the income tax deduction for state and local taxes. Though Congress is unlikely to go along, it’s a move that would sock many Maine taxpayers who file federal […]
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After CBO report, Susan Collins sees new hope for her health care bill
The health care bill pushed through recently by the U.S. House suffered a potentially crippling blow Wednesday when the Congressional Budget Office declared it would cause 23 million Americans to lose insurance coverage during the next decade. It said in particular the plan would become too costly for many people, particularly older, sicker Americans who […]
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Fraud alert: Don’t say ‘yes’
AARP’s Fraud Watch Network Help Line has recently fielded lots of calls about the “Say yes” scam, according to AARP. On April 2, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, warned that a new telephone scam was attempting to steal voice recordings of people. The scammers call and ask a question to get the caller to say […]