Republican Michael Sullivan draws immediate criticism from Democrats on gay-marriage issues.
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Bipartisan bill would tighten gun trafficking laws
Maine’s Susan Collins and others introduce a measure that would also create the first federal definition of gun trafficking.
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Sen. Collins backs tax breaks for offshore wind
The Maine senator is co-sponsoring a bill to extend investment tax credits for the first 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind facilities placed into service, or about 600 wind turbines.
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King, Collins split on Democratic alternative plan
WASHINGTON – Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, voted Thursday to support a Democratic plan to address across-the-board spending cuts set to begin Friday while Republican Sen. Susan Collins cast votes against both the Democratic proposal and one from her party. Collins and a Colorado Democrat also said they would introduce a bill to give federal agencies […]
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Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary
The vote was 58-41, with four Republicans joining the Democrats in backing the contentious choice.
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Another gun ad targets Susan Collins
Organizing for Action wants Maine’s Republican senator to close loopholes in background checks.
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Sens. Collins, King downplay NRA ad against gun control
Both say they hadn’t seen the full-page ad, published in newspapers in Maine and four other states.
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King presses for review before drone strikes on U.S. citizens
Sen. Angus King says there should be a legal process before killing Americans.
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Sens. Collins, King to question CIA nominee today
Maine’s two U.S. senators hold two of the 15 seats on the Senate committee that oversees the nation’s intelligence-gathering efforts.
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Maine senator urges action to avoid cuts
Collins and Shaheen warn Senate leaders that the federal spending cuts could furlough shipyard workers.