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Sen. Susan Collins says most calls to her office not from Maine
PORTLAND — A Republican U.S. senator known for speaking out against President Donald Trump said Tuesday the high number of phone calls pouring into her office has made it difficult for her to serve constituents. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine visited with liberal group Mainers For Accountable Leadership in a livestreamed meeting that appeared on […]
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The plan for Republicans
After the Feb. 7 Senate vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, Maine Sen. Susan Collins’s voting strategy is becoming clear. She and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski both voted against confirming DeVos, offering some mild criticism of the nominee’s inexperience and lack of knowledge about the department she will head, not to mention being […]
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Paul LePage doesn’t agree with Collins’ opposition to DeVos as education secretary
PORTLAND — Maine’s Republican governor and senior U.S. senator disagree over whether philanthropist Betsy DeVos should be confirmed as education secretary. Sen. Susan Collins says she won’t support the nomination of DeVos. Collins, who is often regarded as moderate, says she’s concerned DeVos’ lack of experience with public schools would make it difficult for her […]
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Susan Collins takes a stand against Donald Trump’s education nominee
Maine’s senior U.S. senator, Republican Susan Collins, said Wednesday that she will oppose President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of education. In a move praised by the Maine Education Association, Collins said she cannot vote for Betsy DeVos for the post because she’s concerned the nominee doesn’t have enough familiarity with the needs of public […]
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Susan Collins still unsure about Betsy DeVos as nation’s education chief
It still isn’t clear whether U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is willing to vote for President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the U.S. Department of Education. Collins agreed Tuesday to support sending Betsy DeVos’ name to the full Senate for consideration but specifically mentioned that she had yet to make up her mind which way to […]
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Maine’s senators to play key roles in Supreme Court confirmation
Maine’s two senators are among the crucial centrists whose decisions will weigh heavily on whether Colorado’s Neil Gorsuch is able to secure a filibuster-proof majority to claim the U.S. Supreme Court seat that’s been vacant for nearly a year. Because the Senate requires 60 votes to end a filibuster and has only 52 Republicans, there […]
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Sen. Susan Collins defends demonstrators, criticizes Trump immigration policy
The demonstrations roiling the country in the wake of Donald Trump’s ascendancy to the White House show “the beauty of America” in the way its people speak up, Maine’s senior senator said Monday. There’s nothing like it in places such as North Korea, Russia and Iran, said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican. But Collins […]
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Collins, King blast Trump’s decision to put Steve Bannon in security meetings
More coverage: Steve Bannon’s role in National Security Council raises questions, concerns One of the signature legislative accomplishments of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ time in office was the 2004 passage of a sweeping overhaul of the country’s intelligence community that included creation of a director of national intelligence to serve as one of the president’s principal […]
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Sen. Susan Collins says Trump administration made mistake in Holocaust statement
WASHINGTON — A Republican senator is criticizing the Trump administration for failing to mention Jews in a statement remembering the Holocaust. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said over Twitter that “The Administration’s omission of the Jewish people in a Holocaust remembrance statement is an historical mistake.” Trump administration officials have defended their statement, saying that […]