Senator Susan Collins

Republican  •  Maine  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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11/12/09
Coast Guard crews receive award for Acadia National Park rescues ...

SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine- The commandant of the US Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, and Sen. Susan Collins will be in Southwest Harbor, Maine, Friday, Nov. 13, to.

11/12/09
Jewish Internet Defense Force: Obama's TSA Nominee Abused Power ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned President Obama's nominee to lead the nation's airport security agency Tuesday about a censure he received from the FBI in 1988. Erroll Southers, who was serving as an FBI special agent at the ...

11/12/09
The Misfits: Eight Politicians Who Really Ought to Switch ...

Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine. She was one of only three Republicans to vote for Obama's $787 billion stimulus package in February (the others were Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter and fellow Maine Sen. Susan Collins) and the only Republican ...

11/12/09
Obama Seeks Revision of Plan's Abortion Limits – Common American ...

Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican and pivotal centrist courted by the White House, delivered a blistering critique of the Senate bill on Monday, saying she could not support it because it would increase insurance costs for many ...

11/12/09
FREEDOM EDEN: CDC: 4000 Swine Flu Deaths, Vaccine Shortages

Many of these people were placed in key policymaking positions. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was worried about 18 of these unvetted czars, 10 of whom worked in the White House. An amendment to force these appointees to testify in ...

11/12/09
Firedoglake » Suggestion Box

Include tools such as “E-MAIL Your Senator or Representative.” Include tools such as “FAX Your Senator or Representative.” Organize Hill visit days, in which activitists against the FISA bill visit their Representatives or Senator. ... For example

Source: Firedoglake
11/12/09
Marchers rally for health care in Augusta | Maine News Updates

Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to support federal health care legislation. Health Care for America Now! started the rally at the Kennebec County Courthouse and marched through the streets to the Muskie federal building. ...

11/12/09
How Sausage Is Made « Alexandria

He's the Democratic Senator from Montana that I tried and failed to get an internship with one summer decades ago (which means he's as old as dirt). And, of course, also the chair of the Senate Finance committee. Because I never got that intership

Source: Alexandria
11/12/09
TSA Nominee Used Database Illegally

...Southers had background check run on ex-wife’s boyfriend Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned President Obama’s nominee to lead the nation’s airport security agency Tuesday about a censure he received from the FBI in 1988. Erroll Southers, who

11/12/09
Give Us Liberty: The CHAIRMAN OBAMA CHRONICLES...A Snippet of ...

UPDATE 11/11/9: The Washington Post reports, “Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned President Obama's nominee to lead the nation's airport security agency Tuesday about a censure he received from the FBI in 1988. ...

11/11/09
Members of Congress Divided on House Bill's Implications for ...

9, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced that she is working with Democrats to develop an alternative to current reform plans, Politico's "Live Pulse" reports. Speaking during a press conference with Senate Republican Conference Chair ...

11/11/09
Sen. Harry Reid Clears Path for Anti-Jesus Pro-Allah Judge

xz Blanche Lincoln, D-AR 202-224-4843 y Susan Collins, R-ME 202-224-2523. z Chris Dodd, D-CT 202-224-2823 xy Kit Bond, R-MO 202-224-5721. z Barbara Boxer, D-CA 202-224-3553. z Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY 202-224-4451 z Michael Bennet, ...

11/11/09
AGAIN / HAMILTON - Conservatives Speak Out

To support Sessions and Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) who called for a filibuster, back in April & May 2009 we sent nearly 700000 fax petitions to the full Senate against Hamilton, and we successfully persuaded all Republicans to unite against ... xz Blanc

11/11/09
TSA Nominee Used Database Illegally | Sweetness & Light

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned President Obama's nominee to lead the nation's airport security agency Tuesday about a censure he received from the FBI in 1988. Erroll Southers, who was serving as an FBI special agent at the ...

11/11/09
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement honoring our nation`s veterans on Veterans Day. ``For more than two centuries, young Americans have left the comfort and security of home in order to preserve ...

11/11/09
Will the abortion restriction survive the Senate health reform ...

Moderate Republican Susan Collins of Maine said she thinks the Senate bill's abortion language is sufficient. “I think that the Senate Finance Committee did a good job of putting up a firewall that would prevent federal funds from being used to ...

Source: KevinMD.com
11/11/09
Obama's TSA Nominee Abused Power While in FBI

...nominated someone with that kind of abuse of power in his background?: TSA nominee questioned over FBI censure Ed O'Keefe Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned President Obama's nominee to lead the nation's airport security agency Tuesday about a cen

Source: Yid With Lid
11/11/09
mnpACT! Progressive Political Blog

An evening with State Senator Tom Bakk & Former House Minority Leader Matt Entenza! Tom Bakk Matt Entenza. Tom Bakk and Matt Entenza will speak and answer questions about their candidacies for Governor of Minnesota. ... I've got to tell you , Susan

11/11/09
Harry Reid Clears Path For Anti-Jesus Judge » The Republican Temple

On April 1st and again on April 29th, Senator Orrin Hatch led all Republicans to walk out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in protest against the Democrat “rush job” to confirm Judge Hamilton. Senator Jeff Sessions said he was troubled by Hamilton&#

11/11/09
Obama Administration Nominee Attempted To Obtain Illegal ...

I think maybe this guy needs to not be working in the government any more. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned President Obama's nominee to lead the nation's airport security agency Tuesday about a censure he received from the FBI ...

11/11/09
County GOP in Charleston, South Carolina Votes To Censure Lindsey ...

The Republican Party of Charleston, South Carolina has voted to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for working with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) on cap-and-trade emissions legislation. This is getting a fair amount of play, as the whole notion of purging modera

11/11/09
Ogunquit looks to Sen. Collins for help with clam flats ...

OGUNQUIT — After struggling to negotiate with federal and state authorities, the town is looking to Sen. Susan Collins for help to expedite the reopening of Ogunquit's clam flats, according to an Oct. 29 letter to the US senator.

11/11/09
Senator Harry Reid Clears Path for Anti-Jesus Pro-Allah Judge ...

xz Blanche Lincoln, D-AR 202-224-4843 y Susan Collins, R-ME 202-224-2523. z Chris Dodd, D-CT 202-224-2823 xy Kit Bond, R-MO 202-224-5721. z Barbara Boxer, D-CA 202-224-3553. z Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY 202-224-4451 z Michael Bennet, ...

Source: USA Carry
11/11/09
HEALTH: Abortion-Rights Advocates Prepping For Battle In Senate ...

“I think that the Senate Finance Committee did a good job of putting up a firewall that prevents federal funds [from being] used to finance abortions,” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said. “If the Congress makes the mistake of ...

11/11/09
Give Us Liberty: O'Reilly Protest | privacy laws

SUSAN COLLINS R MESen. Claire McCaskill D MOSen. Lindsey Graham R SCRep. CHUCK SCHUMER D NYSen. Mary Bono Mack R CARep. JOHN CONYERS D MIRep. KEITH ELLISON D MN*Rep. BARBARA LEE D CA*Rep. ALCEE HASTINGS D FLRep. BOBBY RUSH D IL*Rep. JESSE L . ... AL FRANKE

11/11/09
Diogenes-light: Politics: Afternoon Edition

5) TSA nominee questioned over FBI censure. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned President Obama's nominee to lead the nation's airport security agency Tuesday about a censure he received from the FBI in 1988. ...

11/10/09
Fiorina Wants to Ignore DeVore | Fox & Hounds Daily

Olympia Snowe; you get (Maine Sen.) Susan Collins, (South Carolina Sen.) Lindsey Graham.” While that's a quote Fiorina probably would love to use in a TV ad for a fall campaign against Boxer, it doesn't help a bit in the GOP primary, ...

11/10/09
Zandar Versus The Stupid: More Of That Pesky Cause And Effect ...

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, one of three GOP senators to vote for the Democratic-authored economic stimulus plan earlier this year, said moderates from both parties are discussing potential areas of agreement. The odds are still long, ...

11/10/09
Republicans Hope for Influence in Senate Health Debate ...

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, one of three GOP senators to vote for the Democratic-authored economic stimulus plan earlier this year, said moderates from both parties are discussing potential areas of agreement. The odds are still long, ...

11/10/09
A Blue View: Senator Collins: Bill “too timid in revamping the ...

I also agree with Republican Susan Collins as reported in the NY Times: Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican and pivotal centrist courted by the White House, delivered a blistering critique of the Senate bill on Monday, ...

Source: A Blue View

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