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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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- Sen. Olympia Snowe
- Sen. Ben Nelson
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- Sen. Thomas Coburn
- Votes with party 59%
- Abstains: 0%
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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, ...
Morning Must Reads -- Ft. Hood killer's radical sympathies were no ...
Susan Collins, Joe Lieberman, and Olympia Snowe, are heaping their fury on the Senate plan. Asking them accept abortion protections will not enhance chances for passage. Writer Robert Pear looks at what has yet to be reconciled. “The House and Senate bi
Companies using offshore tax havens look to bill for windfall ...
The ban's supporters include Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), who have introduced a tax reform bill aimed at companies sheltering revenue from taxes in offshore accounts. Supporters also include Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) an
Dealing on Healthcare | Mother Jones
[Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine] was optimistic about the GOP role, saying, "I believe we can put together a bipartisan bill that could cover so many areas where there's agreement on what should be done." A bipartisan bill? Seriously? ...
The Morning Plum | The Plum Line
And here's the shocker of the day: Senator Susan Collins is still unsatisfied with the reform proposal, says we “should rewrite the whole bill.” Better get right on that! What else is happening? This blog's homepage is here. ...
Tuesday Open Thread - Jack & Jill Politics
Mr. Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said he will work with the panel's ranking Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, to investigate the shooter's motives. ...
The Washington Monthly
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. [...] ...
NBC's Todd Calls Liberal Senators Lieberman and Sanders ...
Only in the mind of a liberal media journalist would Sen. Joseph Lieberman and Sen. Bernie Sanders be considered ideological "polar opposites," but that's what NBC's Chuck Todd, during a piece aired on the health care debate on Tuesday
Key Dem Senators Say Stupak Abortion Amendment Goes Too Far | TPMDC
But Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) told TPMDC yesterday that if at the end of the day the Senate health care bill does not include restrictive language along the lines of the Stupak amendment, he will join a filibuster to kill it. .... There are several GOPers (S
Congress Matters :: The Myth of 60, in reverse
We've become accustomed to it as though it were "the new normal," and so it mostly passed without comment when Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) insisted that if the public option were included in the bill sent to the Senate floor, it would take 60
Meanwhile in Rhode Island | Slog | The Stranger, Seattle's Only ...
Olympia] Snowe and [Sen. Susan] Collins, maybe [Sen. George] Voinovich or one or two others — but that's the key.” Herwitt also said the Senate is “always a challenge for every issue, so we have work to do before us.” ...
Matthew Yglesias » Maine Republicans Want Conservative Challenger ...
I think that if she or Susan Collins were to run for president in a crowded republican primary in 2012 ,. Collins. Her staff is known to occasionally float the possibility when well-oiled, and I doubt there's a senator more reliant on ...
Wonk Room » If Susan Collins Doesn't Like The Health Bill, She ...
Senate Democrats hoping to convince Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to vote for health care reform may be disappointed by her rather unflattering portrayal of the Senate Finance health bill in this morning's New York Times. ...
Utah Savage: C Street "Family"
The Family's Wednesday prayer breakfasts for United States Senators, which has been attended by Senators Sam Brownback, Tom Coburn, James Inhofe, John Ensign and Susan Collins; A Tuesday night dinner for members of Congress and other Fellowship .... T
Obama Seeks Revision of Health Plan Abortion Limits
...Opposes House Dems blogs.abcnews.com 22 hours ago — ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf reports: Here’s a wrinkle in the abortion debate: Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, one of the few Republicans considered to be a strong supporter of abortion rights, said today s
Ben Nelson May Become the Stupak of the Senate on Abortion and Health Care
...of a guarantee that a Stupak-type amendment can be added to the bill. The Senate has pro-abortion Republicans like Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine and others who may oppose the amendment which passed with a unanimous Republican in the House. .
Red, Red Whine
...help for small business, different medical malpractice policies and changes in how the health care overhaul would be funded. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, one of three GOP senators to vote for the Democratic-authored economic stimulus plan earlier this y
Isakson: Health Care DOA
...I don’t see how it can pass this year and I think next year will make it even more difficult to pass. Likewise, Barbara Boxer and Susan Collins want the Stupak language out of the legislation, but Bill Nelson of Florida wants it in. That’ll just pro
The Plain Truth: Republican party favors less conservative candidate
The Republican state lawmaker running against former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina in California for a chance to square off against Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer in the general election says his GOP opponent embraces big government ... California R
The Myth of 60, in reverse
Here's what I wrote when Sen. Schumer made his comments late last month: Quick and dirty, the idea that if the public option has to be added in by amendment, then it would take 60 votes; but if it were included from the beginning, it would take 60 vot
What they're saying about GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina ...
“Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina (R) declared her intentions to run for Senate in California on Wednesday, after exploring a 2010 campaign against Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) for months. National Republicans think Fiorina could ... Fiorina's Sen
Collins Still Optimistic About Healthcare Bipartisanship | 1115.org
Even at this stage of the healthcare debate — which for months now has been not a dialog but a series of interrupted monologues — Senator Susan Collins thinks that the GOP (not just one or two rogue GOP senators departing from ...
Republicans Eat Their Own, Part Three « The Local Crank
... chairman Michael Steele's not-so-subtle threat against Joseph Cao, makes me wonder: who in the Democratic Party is currently in charge of having serious discussions with Senator Snowe, Congressman Cao and Senator Susan Collins? ...
Now it's the Senate's turn for financial legislation | McClatchy
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, supported Dodd's call to have an independent appointee head the Agency for Financial Stability. The House bill would have the treasury secretary head this body, which could dismantle large failing ...
Prairie Weather: Chipping away at Pelosi's health care reform bill
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 ...
Message To Obama: Abort The Stupak-Pitts Amendment - Health nuts ...
Summarizing her study of the bill over the past 10 weeks, [Senator Susan] Collins said it was "too timid" in revamping the health care system to reward high-quality care. She said the bill included "billions of dollars in new taxes and ...
Club for Growth endorses, Lamontagne jumps in: Primaries get ...
in FL-Sen and NH-Sen . 6 months ago, the idea that Ovide Lamontagne's entry in New Hampshire's Senate race would be deemed a major development would have seemed silly. But now that the Tea Partiers have demonstrated their electoral ... mistrust -
For left, House bill may be as good as it gets - Glenn Thrush ...
But the House vote does nothing to change the thus-far intractable public option math in the Senate: There are, at best, 57 to 58 votes for any form of the public option. Connecticut independent Sen. Joe Lieberman's announcement that he will .... Obam
CDR Salamander: Past the first reports ....
Mr. Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said he will work with the panel's ranking Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, to investigate the shooter's motives. ...
Republicans hope for influence in Senate health debate | McClatchy
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, ...
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