Collins Watch

I've posted a series of tweets about this editorial from Bangor Daily News, and the last paragraph in particular: > Both senators have broken ranks on occasion, and being independen...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2011/03/editorial-of-year.html

On June 13, Betsy Sweet declared herself a candidate in the Democratic primary to challenge Susan Collins for US Senate. She has been endorsed by Justice Democrats and Democracy for America . Th...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2019/08/candidate-interview-betsy-sweet.html

Sen. Susan Collins on changing the Senate rules to prevent filibusters of Supreme Court nominees in the context of sub-60 vote support for Judge Neil Gorsuch: > If it's necessary in order�...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2017/04/quote-of-month.html

March 8, 2017 : > Consider the Congressional Review Act vote to repeal BLM's venting > and flaring rule. The oil and gas industry hates it, the House > passed it and Pr...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2017/03/wobble-much.html

It was a pretty awful week for Sen. Susan Collins. For the first time in years, she lost the public relations battle to her critics not once but twice--even as those same critics became louder an...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2017/02/new-normal.html

A large group of Maine protesters took to the streets Sunday, calling out Sen. Susan Collins for her stances and pressing her to push back against Trump administration excesses. As a rally targ...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2017/01/1200-rally-in-portland-to-press-collins.html

With no Republican sponsored replacement on the table and after intimating that she would do otherwise, Sen. Susan Collins voted late last night to start the process of repealing Obamacare.

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2017/01/collins-votes-to-kill-aca-for-real.html

After every federal election, pieces inevitably crop up in the Maine press explaining why the result was good news for Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME): Republicans win big? That must mean Collins's st...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2017/01/susan-collins-in-2017.html

Activist and blogger Mike Tipping buried what seemed a rather explosive charge --whether he meant it as such or not--deep in a recent post on what Sen. Susan Collins's past willingness to support...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2016/05/behind-curtain.html

Just about ready to get on the Trump train .

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2016/05/collins-inches-closer.html

One-time Financial Planning Association lobbyist Phillips Hinch has joined the staff of Sen. Susan Collins as a senior policy adviser. According to his "revolving door profile" at OpenSecrets...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2016/03/you-cant-make-it-up.html

Sen. Susan Collins on the prospect of Donald Trump winning the Republican nomination: > "I don't think his nomination would be catastrophic."

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2016/02/game-set-match.html

ThinkProgress has a deep dive on the biomass amendment Sen. Susan Collins proposed earlier this week: > Environmentalists around the country are now incensed over an > approved amend...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2016/02/too-little-too-late.html

Politico confirms that the Sen. Susan Collins amendment to override EPA scientists about the climate implications of burning wood was indeed adopted--by a voice vote. How exactly does that hap...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2016/02/no-roll-call-on-collins-amendment.html

Still trying to get the facts about the status of the Collins/King effort to undermine the EPA's Clean Power Plan. Meanwhile, a slew of environmental organizations including League of Conservat...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2016/02/enviros-blast-collins-on-biomass.html

Sinclair Broadcast Group video and text January 26, 2016 : >  says the recent indictment of the people behind > the undercover  video is a, "cautionary > lesson" to others on...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2016/01/amnesia-watch.html

John Richardson , August 27, 2012: > Snowe and Collins are pro-choice and among the most moderate > Republicans in Congress. Mario Moretto , October 3, 2014: > Collins, like ...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2015/09/not-sure.html

Few noticed this past week when Sen. Susan Collins signed onto an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) sponsored by Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) that would ex...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2015/06/collins-and-rule-of-law.html

Okay then. > Republican Sen. Susan Collins said she wouldn't have personally > written the Republican budget, but it does balance the budget over > time.

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2015/04/paraphrase-of-day.html

The Hill : > Senate GOP veteran Rob Epplin has launched his own lobbying and > consulting firm.  >  >   >  > The firm Epplin Strategic Planning was born, Epplin says,�...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2015/03/revolving-door-watch.html

Sen. Susan Collins : > "It did not seem to me to be appropriate for us to be writing the > ayatollah at this critical time during the negotiations."

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2015/03/quote-of-day_11.html

Sen. Susan Collins on the prospects for immigration reform in the current session of Congress: > At this point, we have a lot of other issues to do.

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2015/03/quote-of-day.html

A stunning anecdote from Sen. Susan Collins via Politico : > So notoriously predatory was  that > when Susan Collins came to the Senate in 1997, she was warned to > avoid g...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2015/01/collins-feared-sexual-assault-in-senate.html

Sen. Susan Collins didn't just oppose the Vivek Murthy nomination this week. She also voted against confirming an Obama judicial nominee , a deputy secretary and an assistant secretary . And ...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2014/12/home-team.html

So far no statement from Sen. Susan Collins on her vote against the nomination of Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General. Prior to announcing her decision, Collins spoke to Politico about Murthy, a...

http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2014/12/mum-on-murthy.html