Stories about Susan Collins
Sen. Collins slams Obama over IRS scrutiny of tea party groups
By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post on May 12, 2013, at 2:35 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Sunday called the Internal Revenue Service’s singling out of conservative groups for extra scrutiny “absolutely chilling” and called on President Obama to condemn the effort. “This is truly outrageous and it contributes to the profound distrust that the American people have in government,” ...
Olympia’s List makes its first campaign donation — to Maine Sen. Susan Collins
AUGUSTA, Maine — Former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, announced on Facebook on Friday her political action committee, Olympia’s List, would be donating to the re-election campaign of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. In the post Snowe writes the contribution is the Olympia’s List’s first “major gift of the 2014 ...
Bangor International Airport’s overnight air traffic control shift won’t be eliminated
BANGOR, Maine —The overnight shift at Bangor International Airport’s air traffic control tower will not be eliminated by the Federal Aviation Administration, Maine’s congressional delegation announced Wednesday. “We are tremendously pleased that the FAA has decided not to eliminate the overnight shift at BIA,” Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King ...
Susan Collins, gun rights group announce support for background check compromise
By Tom Hamburger and Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post on April 15, 2013, at 11:58 a.m.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins and a national gun rights organization are among those lending support to a proposed expansion of criminal background checks for firearms sales. A Senate vote on the compromise drafted by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. is expected this week. In a statement ...
Susan Collins says gun control groups, gun rights groups both have her position wrong
AUGUSTA, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins is pushing back in two directions against ads and mailers designed to pressure her before congressional votes on President Barack Obama’s proposals to toughen national gun laws. “This is one of those issues where out-of-state groups are targeting me from completely opposite directions,” Collins ...
Maine congressional delegation fights to keep overnight hours at Bangor airport tower
BANGOR, Maine — All four members of Maine’s congressional delegation stood in opposition of a possible elimination of the overnight shift at the Bangor International Airport air traffic control tower on Friday. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree sent a joint letter to ...
Report: President passes on Maine lobster, chips, pie at Senate luncheon
President Barack Obama apparently passed on Maine lobster, potato chips and blueberry pie at a Senate luncheon last week catered by Sen. Susan Collins. The president met with Senate Republicans on Thursday for a wide-ranging policy discussion over lunch, according to The Hill. The luncheon’s menu was decided by ...
Susan Collins keeps GOP alive in New England, political journal says
By BDN Staff on March 14, 2013, at 5:15 p.m.
WASHINGTON — The National Journal, a publication for Washington insiders and political junkies, points to Sen. Susan Collins as the reason why Republicans “won’t be run out of New England.” In a story posted Thursday, Michael Catalini of the National Journal writes that Collins “is in a commanding position to ...
Sandy relief funds could help Yarmouth dredge its diminishing harbor
YARMOUTH, Maine — In the warmer months, low tides leave docks and boats sitting cockeyed in what looks like a giant mud pit, not a marina. The harbor’s mooring field is supposed to be 6 feet deep at low tide, according to federal navigation standards, while the navigation channel should ...
Obama calls senators, including Susan Collins, looking for common ground
By Richard Cowan and Steve Holland, Reuters on March 04, 2013, at 9:58 p.m.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, unable to persuade Republicans to accept higher taxes, is attempting to cobble together what he calls a “common-sense caucus” among lawmakers to help resolve U.S. budget woes and push his legislative agenda. On Monday and in recent days, Obama has made individual phone calls to ...
King, Pingree and Michaud want courts to strike federal ban on same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Three members of Maine’s congressional delegation have added their voices to those urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act. U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and the state’s two U.S. House members, Democrats Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud, announced Friday in a joint ...
Maine Sen. Susan Collins joins last-ditch effort to soften automatic federal cuts
By Roberta Rampton and Lesley Wroughton, Reuters on Feb. 28, 2013, at 6:49 p.m.
WASHINGTON — A day before sweeping budget cuts begin, the White House and Republicans blamed each other on Thursday for failure to prevent a fiscal crisis which the International Monetary Fund warned could slow the U.S. and world economies. Absent a highly unlikely last-ditch deal, the $85 billion in cuts ...
Chellie Pingree lobbies Obama to require environmental review if Portland pipeline is reversed to carry tar sands
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, sent a letter Wednesday to the Obama administration asking that any plan to reverse the flow of the Portland Montreal Pipeline to carry oil sands from Canada to Portland Harbor require a new permitting process and a thorough environmental review. Pingree’s letter ...
King votes in favor of Chuck Hagel and Collins votes against nomination as Senate confirms defense secretary
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau on Feb. 26, 2013, at 5:48 p.m.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam War veteran and former Republican senator from Nebraska, as the 24th secretary of defense after a brutal confirmation process that saw members of his own party question his capacity to lead the Pentagon. Just hours after a vote ...
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013: College drinking, ‘aging in place’ and oil drilling
on Feb. 20, 2013, at 11:01 a.m.
Intoxication education For many students, college is a new level of independence in their lives and finally a place where they can do as they please. But some students take the independence too far. When first entering college, consuming large amounts of alcohol is popular. According to the website www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov, ...
Susan Collins calls for immediate action to reduce US debt; criticizes president’s leadership on sequestration
BANGOR, Maine — If U.S. lawmakers don’t find solutions that will reduce the national debt and prevent the looming sequestration, they will be “leaving a crushing burden for future generations,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday. “Our national debt now stands at an almost incomprehensible $16.4 trillion,” Collins said during ...
Bipartisan Maine group urges Susan Collins, Angus King to take lead on immigration reform
AUGUSTA, Maine — Two Republican lawmakers, a Democratic former House speaker, a union member and business representatives joined in an effort Tuesday to pressure Maine’s U.S. senators, independent Angus King and Republican Susan Collins, to take leadership roles in crafting a bipartisan immigration reform package in Congress. At a State ...
Collins, King support plan to actually provide money after declaring Northeast fisheries disaster
By Richard Gaines, Gloucester Daily Times on Feb. 16, 2013, at 9:35 a.m.
Asserting that the federal government has the responsibility to provide relief in fisheries that have been declared disasters, 13 U.S. senators — including Maine’s Susan Collins and Angus King — have urged President Obama to introduce special budget funding for the Northeast groundfishery and three others in Mississippi and Alaska.. ...
Defense contractors already donating to Collins’ and other key senators’ campaigns
By Greg Giroux and Jonathan D. Salant, Bloomberg News on Feb. 15, 2013, at 4:48 p.m.
WASHINGTON — No sooner had the 2012 election ended than Northrop Grumman Corp. and CSX Corp. set their sights on the looming budget cuts and the 2014 campaign, including Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ likely re-election bid. Northrop’s political action committee contributed $17,500 in December to candidates running for re-election ...
Collins says she’ll vote against Obama nominee for Defense secretary
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday that she opposes President Barack Obama’s choice of former Sen. Chuck Hagel to take over the Defense Department. However, Collins said she wouldn’t join a filibuster to block a final vote on his nomination. In a lengthy statement released by her office, Collins ...
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