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Senator Susan Collins
Republican • Maine • 3rd Term • Sworn In 1997
- 24 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 33 of 100) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 4 of 100)
- 198 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 6 of 100) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 17 of 100)
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Dems Corner Snowe, Collins - The Daily Beast
Looking for a little breathing room, Democrats are targeting Maine's two centrist Republican senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, hoping they can att. ... for a little breathing room, Democrats are targeting Maine's two centrist Republican s
Moderates Give, Take In Dems' New Quest For 60 » Political Buzz
The two moderate Republican senators from Maine, Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe, say Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, reached out to them after he unveiled the Senate measure, encouraging them to bring forward their ideas ...
HEALTH POLITICS: Senate Dems Not Giving Up On A Bipartisan Bill ...
Maine's Republican Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe both voted with fellow Republicans Saturday against the Democratic bid to bring health reform legislation to the Senate floor. ... Everyone was pretty excited when Senator Snowe decided to vo
t r u t h o u t | Senate Health Care Bill About to Enter a ...
Affordability. "Many Americans will be required to purchase health insurance that is more expensive . . . than the coverage they currently have," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a GOP moderate. The CBO did find that people enrolling ...
The Washington Monthly
The two moderate Republican senators from Maine, Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe, say Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, reached out to them after he unveiled the Senate measure, encouraging them to bring forward their ideas ...
South by Southwest: The state of the debate over health care ...
Where senators stand -- Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) supports the public option, according to Matt Yglesias. Several conservative Democrats voted to bring the bill to the floor but would not vote for the bill in its present form, Reuters reports. ... As y
Carly Fiorina Plays The Gender Card Saying She's A Better ...
A group of nine GOP senatots voted for her: George Voinovich (Ohio), Susan Collins (Maine), Olympia Snowe (Maine), Judd Gregg (N.H.), Richard Lugar (Ind.), Kit Bond (Mo.), then-Sen. Mel Martinez (Fla.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Lamar ...
Shawn Healy: Senate Sextet
By my calculation, Senator Reid can count on 56 votes for the health care legislation as it now stands. Any attrition from this group would require Reid to reach across the aisle to recruit one or more moderate Republicans. ... Maine Senators Olympia Snow
Rich Galen: The Louisiana Purchase (or: How do you spell BRIBERY ...
In Sen. Landrieu's case the bribe was $300 million in Medicaid benefits to Louisiana. It's not even a close call. According to the website "Total Criminal Defense,". Bribery is an attempt to influence another person's actions, ... Rep
Zogby International
Senator Susan Collins holds a 77% favorability rating with 22% viewing her unfavorably. After being read a brief statement describing both supporting and opposing positions on the healthcare bill, support for the bill holds at 39% while ...
Dems Corner Snowe, Collins… « El Campeador's Weblog
... Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, hoping they can attract them to vote for the coming health-care reform bill. President Obama sent a member of his cabinet, former Colorado Senator Ken Salazar, to meet with Collins. ...
Crunch Time For Health Overhaul Looms In Senate
...senators from Maine to join the Democrats. It's a tough sell, but about the only game left. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins voted with the Republican bloc, but at least "they stayed aloof from the assaults on the measure by other Republicans,"
W.H.'s Douglass: Talks with Snowe, Collins continue - The Hill's ...
The Obama administration remains in talks with Maine Republican Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins even though both did not vote for Saturday's motion to proceed, according to White House official Linda Douglass. ... The New York Times reported tha
Obama and Dems on Health Care: No Need to Rush -- Politics Daily
Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the independent from Vermont who calls himself a democratic socialist, issued a statement on Sunday saying that he would not support final passage of the bill without a "strong" public option. (He was one of those
NH INSIDER- Your Source for NH Politics - Press Releases - KNIGHTS ...
MA Reps Stephen Lynch 10%, Richard Neal 10%; Sen John Kerry 10%. ME Rep Michael Michaud (10)%; Sen Susan Collins (R) 10%. MI Rep John Dingell 10%. OH Reps Dennis Kucinich 10%, Tim Ryan (13%). PA Reps Chris Carney 30%, Mike Doyle 20%, ...
Democrats Contemplate Direct Government Hiring
Aid to strapped states is one of the top priorities for Democrats, but conservative members of the party, such as Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, as well as potentially allied Republicans such as Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, ...
Exploring the Political Spectrum: Let The Debate Begin
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, a member of the Democratic caucus, who was reelected as an independent candidate, opposes the creation of "a government-run health insurance company — the so-called public option", according to a press releas
Reid Prepares For Battle Over Senate Health Bill
...assuage the doubts of all the members of his caucus on these issues. He's unlikely to pick up many Republican votes; Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, both of Maine, are the only Republicans considered a possibility for him. All of the Republicans
Political minefield awaits health bill « Therearenosunglasses's Weblog
Affordability. “Many Americans will be required to purchase health insurance that is more expensive . . . than the coverage they currently have,” said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a GOP moderate. The CBO did find that people enrolling ...
Pitched battle expected on health measure - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Affordability. "Many Americans will be required to purchase health insurance that is more expensive ... than the coverage they currently have," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a GOP moderate. ...
Grand opening for new Maine-New Brunswick border | SeacoastOnline.com
Top officials from both countries as well as Maine and New Brunswick are expected to attend. Among those who plan to attend is Maine Sen. Susan Collins. The project was paid for by the two national governments and the state of Maine and ...
Progressive Breakfast: ConservaDems Still Threatening Filibuster ...
NYT: "The two moderate Republican senators from Maine, Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe, say Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, reached out to them after he unveiled the Senate measure, encouraging them to bring forward their ...
Senate's Women Could Sway Health Bill - Prescriptions Blog ...
And when it comes time for the final consideration of the bill, two other women may cast similarly crucial votes: Senators Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe, Maine Republicans who are expected to be courted heavily by Democrats and the White House. ... S
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Why Are These Guys Still Tax Exempt?
Anyone ever hear of the Inquisition coming after Catholic Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine?? 54. November 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 pm Reply to this comment. HyperIon. @JGabriel took exception to John Cole saying: ...
Fiorina: I'm a better candidate than DeVore because I am a woman ...
A group of nine GOP senatots voted for her: George Voinovich (Ohio), Susan Collins (Maine), Olympia Snowe (Maine), Judd Gregg (N.H.), Richard Lugar (Ind.), Kit Bond (Mo.), then-Sen. Mel Martinez (Fla.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Lamar ...
Lieberman talks about health care
As his entrance with Maine Senator Susan Collins into his Subcommittee hearing on the Fort Hood Shootings showed, on Thursday, Sen. Lieberman is a media magnet in Washington. Now he walks nearly alone among his colleagues in the ...
First thoughts: No pain, no gain? - First Read - msnbc.com
“If the public option is still in there, the only resort we have is to say no at the end to reporting the bill off the floor,” Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-D) said on “Meet the Press” yesterday. Sen. Ben Nelson added on ABC, according to the Washington P
Government Option Already a Failure | blog.cagle.com - main
Senator Susan Collins (R, Maine) scolded Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for offering senators “generalizations and non-answers” on this vital matter. The government option in medicine speeds taxpayer dollars into ...
Democrats Focus on G.O.P. Senators from Maine – Common American ...
The two moderate Republican senators from Maine, Susan M. Collins and Olympia J. Snowe, both say Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, reached out to them after he unveiled the Senate measure, encouraging them to bring forward their ideas and concerns.
Fort Hood shooting splits America over Islamic terror motive ...
Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins, the other by Sen. Carl Levin — have said their purpose is not to undermine a series of internal investigations, including one by the White House, but to see how such tragedies can be prevented in the ...
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