Senator Susan Collins

Republican  •  Maine  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1997
Current Term 2009 - 2014 View All
  • Votes with party 59%
  • Abstains: 0%

11/08/09
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

He'll hold some hearings with Susan Collins. That's because he chairs the Senate committee that deals with Homeland Security. Lieberman says that he will vote against the public option by not allowing the bill to come to a final .... REPUBLICANS A

11/07/09
Reps King, Hoekstra Attempt To Wrap Capitol With Health Care Bill

Snowe, Collins Refuse To Say How They Voted On Maine Gay Marriage Vote. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, two Senate Republicans from Maine, have amassed outsized power by playing their legislative cards very tightly and keeping their colleagues. ... Andre

11/07/09
Surprise: Anti-Jesus Pro-Allah Judge David Hamilton Will Get ...

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11/07/09
Girl Scouts Silver Commemorative Coins in 2013 | Silver Coins Today

The act, which was introduced as House Resolution 621 by Rep. Jack Kingston, enjoyed bipartisan support. A companion bill in the Senate, S. 451, was introduced by Sen. Susan Collins guaranteeing quicker recognition in both chambers. ...

11/06/09
Cybersecurity Coordinator Political Hot Potato | Insecure About ...

Meanwhile, Lieberman's colleague Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has been extremely vocal in her opposition to this plan. She believes that the cybersecurity coordinator should report into DHS and not the White House. ...

11/06/09
The American Spectator : Tex Mess

Yet as senator -- she won a special election in 1993 for Bentsen's seat, after he accepted the Treasury from Bill Clinton -- hers has been a reliable conservative vote and voice. No Olympia Snowe, no Susan Collins, is our state's senior ...

11/06/09
Perez Says Bill Would 'Level Playing Field' For Gay Workers – Main ...

The bill has the support of at least two Republicans, Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, who co-sponsored the legislation. Sen Al Franken (D-Minn.) said he appreciated the parallel that Perez drew between the modern gay rights ...

11/06/09
jgrantswankjr: OBAMA GIDDY AFTER MUSLIM SLAUGHTERED OUR OWN

Maine Senator Susan Collins told media this week that she is desperately concerned about Obama's clique within the White House. The shadow government, she said, supplants other government departments with their own agendas. ...

11/06/09
FarmPolicy.com » Blog Archives » Climate Legislation; Crop ...

The Washington Times article noted that, “Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she was disappointed with the way the bill was approved, which she called a mistake. “'It's certainly going to make it much more difficult ...

11/06/09
National Journal Online -- Tech Daily Dose -- Carper, Collins Urge ...

Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs ranking member Susan Collins and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., on Friday said a Government Accountability Office report showing that 16 critical federal information technology projects will ...

11/06/09
-White House to Keep Obama's 'Czars' from Testifying Before ...

White House Counsel Greg Craig has indicated that he will refuse to allow any of the 18 new “czar” positions created by President Obama to testify before Congress, according to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the ranking Republican on the ...

11/06/09
Who's to Blame for All the Dithering on Climate Legislation ...

GRAHAM'S ENGAGEMENT: In a New York Times op-ed last month, Kerry and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) discussed their agreement on a framework for mandatory global warming pollution reductions linked to government support for the nuclear, coal, and natural

11/06/09
Bill to increase oversight of IT projects gets big boost from ...

Carper and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, released a statement calling the overruns unacceptable and indicative of the larger state of IT management in the federal government. "At a time when our country faces record deficits and dramatic ...

11/06/09
RealClearPolitics - Politics Nation - California Senate: The Next ...

Susan Collins (Maine), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Olympia Snowe (Maine). Fiorina's endorsement by Coburn -- a celebrated conservative for his demand for fiscal discipline in Congress -- particularly stands out, ... Sen. Jim DeM

11/06/09
ENDA Senate Hearing - 'An Issue of Basic Equality and Fundamental ...

In spite of the bill having bi-partisan support and 42 co-sponsors including Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Olympia Snowe (also R-Maine), no Republican committee member attended yesterday's hearing. Senator Merkley said that he ...

11/06/09
Obama Names ANOTHER Liberal 'NUT CASE' To a JUDGE POSITION! A REAL ...

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

11/06/09
Cybersecurity Coordinator Political Hot Potato | NetworkWorld.com ...

Meanwhile, Lieberman's colleague Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has been extremely vocal in her opposition to this plan. She believes that the cybersecurity coordinator should report into DHS and not the White House. ...

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11/05/09
Bipartisan trio the great green hope?

...a letter Wednesday in support of the Republican boycott. Other signatories included Maine Republican Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, two votes Democrats are counting on to pass the climate bill. Democrats on the committee tried to highlight the

Source: The Politico
11/05/09
After DeMint Endorsement of DeVore, Fiorina Proudly Wears ...

She understands that Americans are concerned with the state of the economy and our expanding federal deficit and has the knowledge to help address those issues in a real way,” said Senator Susan Collins. ...

Source: Red County
11/05/09
Coburn, McCain Endorse Fiorina Senate Bid- James Richardson's ...

Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO-turned-McCain campaign advisor and surrogate, announced on Thursday the endorsements of eight Republican Senators, including conservative stalwart Senator Tom Coburn. “Our nation is facing serious economic c

11/05/09
Morning Bell: Cap And Trade's Mandates And Subsidies Are Wrong ...

Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and Susan Collins (R-ME) all signed a letter supporting Sen. George Voinovich's (R-OH) demand that the Environmental Protection Agency provide a thorough analysis of how ...

Source: The Foundry
11/05/09
She's Carly Fiorina; “California's Scozzafava” | Hogue News

You're going to get Olympia Snowe; you get Susan Collins, Lyndsey Graham. She's backed by the moderate DC establishment.” On Carly's bailout and stimulus comments, DeVore states that she is supportive of Barack Obama and Barbara Boxer. ... T

Source: Hogue News
11/05/09
Conservative equals crazy | Alternative Media, Progressive News Blog

Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, did stand down. The NRSC, even though it recruited several candidates to run in 2010, won't endorse anyone in the primaries. crist_obama_conference ... Susan Collins? Your sta

11/05/09
GOP 12: Carly nabs 8 Senators

The Hill's Aaron Blake says Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, and Olympia Snowe have all endorsed Carly Fiorina in her Senate bid for CA's open seat. This pits them against fellow Sen

Source: GOP 12
11/05/09
Greta — susan collins introduces an amendment for accountability ...

(11.4.09) — Greta Van Susteren of FOX News Channel talks with Senator Susan Collins [R-ME] about an amendment which Collins introduced to try to introduce some accountability to Barack Obama's runaway implementation of powerful “czars” ...

11/05/09
Capitol Alert: Fiorina announces slew of Senate endorsements

Also announced today were the endorsements of Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe. ...

11/05/09
Obama Official Testifies In Favor Of Gay Protections Bill | On Top ...

In August two Democratic Senators – the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley – and two Republican Senators – Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine introduced the Senate version. ...

11/05/09
Dithering on the climate crisis « Later On

Yesterday, Kerry, Graham, and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) discussed how they were working on climate legislation in concert with other senators and White House officials. Graham rebuked senators unwilling to address carbon pollution, saying that he has &quo

Source: Later On
11/05/09
The “Party Of No” becomes the “Party Of Slow” « Climate Progress

Yesterday, senators Gregg, Susan Collins (R-ME), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to the EPA saying, “We cannot support legislation” without “a clear picture of the bill's impacts on our economy,” saying the EPA an

11/05/09
Senate EPW Dems pass Kerry-Boxer out of Committee without any ...

Reid and Senator John Kerry indicated earlier this week that the EPA will do additional analysis before the Senate floor debate on the bill, but not until the legislation has moved through multiple committees. ... Boxer's quick move has brought critic

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