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Senator Susan Collins
Republican • Maine • 3rd Term • Sworn In 1997
- 36 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 28 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- 256 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 8 of 100) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 32 of 100)
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Women in the Military Deserve the Same Health Care Coverage as the Civilians They Protect
...reproductive rights is a rare and welcome sight. Last week, Senators John McCain of Arizona, Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Susan Collins of Maine voted to lift a cruel and insulting law that requires female service members who are victims of rape or
Bath salts problem crossing state lines
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Maine Senator Susan Collins is backing federal legislation that would ban the sale of synthetic drugs used to make bath salts, and it's a problem local authorities admit they're struggling to keep ahead of. Last fall .
The Transparently Secretive Chamber of Commerce
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) continues to carry for water for big business interests by leading efforts to keep open loopholes that allow for secretive campaign expenditures. (Photo: AP file) The latest: They are so terrified of having their ...
The Rights of Female Soldiers
Last week, Senators John McCain of Arizona, Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Susan Collins of Maine voted with nearly ... how extreme the party’s abortion politics have become. Senator Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat, also voted no. The ...
Female serviceman argues for abortion funds
John McCain, Arizona Republican (for whom I voted in the 2008 presidential election), and fellow Republicans Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts for putting our military before partisan politics in supporting ...
Suu Kyi presses for migrants’ rights in Thailand
Jobs are severely lacking in Myanmar, which lags far behind the rest of bustling Asia. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is on an official visit this week to Southeast Asia, met with Suu Kyi at the World Economic Forum in Bangkok on Thursday ...
US House panel votes to give New York bank a break
The capital rule in question is the so-called Collins amendment, which was added to the Dodd-Frank law by Republican Senator Susan Collins. The provision sets a floor on the amount of capital U.S. banks have to hold to prevent them from using ...
Newest JHSV to be named Millinocket
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said the Navy chose the name because “Millinocket personifies the American values of ingenuity and community.” Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said the decision honors Maine as the USS Stephen W. Groves is retired.
Senator asks for details in Thrift Savings breach
The request from Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the TSP, came as affected account holders are receiving notification letters that the 401(k)-style ...
Senator asks for details in Thrift Savings breach
...numbers and other information of more than 123,000 federal employees and other TSP account holders. The request from Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees t
Warren receives endorsement from Mass. governor
...Fund in April, The Human Rights campaign in March and the United Auto Workers union in February. Earlier in May, Maine Sen. Susan Collins endorsed Brown. Brown received endorsements from former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn and Worcester Mayor Konstantine
Collins no-show on fuel votes
...key U.S. Senate committee that includes Sen. Susan Collins of Maine narrowly passed two measures last week that would all but end a Pentagon program that seeks to transition the military away from fossil fuels -- without a vote from Collins. Each measur
Collins takes a call, panel takes two votes
...key U.S. Senate committee that includes Sen. Susan Collins of Maine narrowly endorsed two measures last week that would all but end a Pentagon program that seeks to transition the military away from fossil fuels -- without a vote from Collins. Each meas
Female serviceman argues for abortion funds
...to Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (for whom I voted in the 2008 presidential election), and fellow Republicans Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts for putting our military before partisan politics in supporting thi
Collins takes a call, panel takes two votes
A key U.S. Senate committee that includes Sen. Susan Collins of Maine narrowly endorsed two measures last week that would all but end a Pentagon program that seeks to transition the military away from fossil fuels -- without a vote from Collins.
Issa Wants to Question Solis About Labor Data Changes
Earlier this month, Maine Senator Susan Collins, the ranking Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, asked the Labor Department to investigate what she termed unusual trading activity before the agency released ...
Navy: Cleanup of fire-damaged sub is under way
The Navy informed the office of Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Wednesday that the first phase of cleanup is under way after workers were cleared to go inside the damaged nuclear-powered submarine a day earlier. The Navy will provide an update on ...
The White House Unveils New Cyber-Security Strategy
Today’s summit intends to add further support to a bill sponsored by Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), which would see the Department of Homeland Security in charge of regulating cybersecurity of the nation’s ...
U.S. Navy to Name New Ship 'Millinocket'
That's according to Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who says she's "delighted" with the name chosen for the ship. "Millinocket is a proud community that was built on a rich history of hard work, determination, and perseverance," Collins says in a statement.
GOP Supporters of Increased Revenue are Motivated by Support for Big Government
Dean Heller (R-Nev.). Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine moderate, said she believes “the demands of the deficit require us to look at both sides of the ledger, both the spending side and the revenue side.” What a heartburn! With the exception ...
Miami ‘Zombie Cannibal’ Attack: Government Bans Bath Salts
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) expressed how she wanted there to ban bath salts, calling them a “national threat that requires national action.”
More details of TSP data security breach sought
The request from Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee which oversees the TSP, comes as affected account holders are receiving notification letters that the 401(k ...
Newport soldier dies in Afghanistan in Memorial Day helicopter crash
“I am incredibly saddened to learn of the death of Captain Brainard,” said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. “As we pause this week to reflect upon our nation’s fallen heroes, this is a somber reminder of the heroism of all the men and women who ...
No Disclosure, Please, We're Contractors
Republican supporters of KPOFCA (a.k.a. "kuh-poff-ka"), including its sponsor, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), argue these prohibitions on full disclosure will keep politicians from denying contracts to their political foes. But the bill's ...
Passenger's suspicious claim diverts jet to Maine
An examination by two doctors aboard the plane found that the passenger, a French citizen born in Cameroon, had no scars or incisions, said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who was briefed by Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole.
More details of TSP data security breach sought
...numbers and other information of more than 123,000 federal employees and other TSP account holders. The request from Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee which oversees th
More details of TSP data security breach sought
...numbers and other information of more than 123,000 federal employees and other TSP account holders. The request from Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee which oversees th
Navy: Cleanup of fire-damaged sub is under way
...following a blaze last week aboard the USS Miami in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The Navy informed the office of Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Wednesday that the first phase of cleanup is under way after workers were cleared to go inside the
Lawmakers press for answers on TSP cyber breach
...a third-party Thrift Savings Plan contractor, which compromised the personal information of 120,000 TSP participants. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine., is pressing the FBI to explain the lapse of time between when the bureau became aware of the attack and w
Soaked With Oil Cash, Republicans Block Military’s Push To Use Clean Energy
...(WV) joined the Armed Services Committee Republicans in voting for the measure. However, the amendment may have failed had Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who voted against a similar amendment, been present for the vote. The Hill reported last week that “[
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