The measure, which is on its way to President Trump to be signed into law, would relax eligibility rules that have stopped some veterans from receiving care at state-run veterans homes.
Sen. Susan Collins
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s senators can help countless people with inclusive stimulus package
Global relief measures would enable poor countries to stave off famine, at no cost to Mainers or other U.S. taxpayers.
advertisement
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. Collins: The Paycheck Protection Program – a lifeline for small businesses
Congress is nearing an agreement to allow the companies hardest hit by the pandemic to receive a second forgivable loan.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Congress passes Sen. Susan Collins’ bills to protect dementia patients
A bipartisan proposal backed by Maine’s Republican senator to protect Alzheimer’s disease patients from exploitation has passed both houses of Congress.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Utah senator blocks bills for national museums honoring Latinos, women
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, sponsor of the bill to create the women’s museum, calls Sen. Mike Lee’s action a ‘sad moment’ and vows not to give up the fight.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Congress stuck as McConnell torpedoes bipartisan aid deal
A negotiating group including Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is working to rally lawmakers behind the $908 billion framework that includes a $300-per-week pandemic jobless benefit and $160 billion for state and local governments.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Federal legislation backs ‘wild and scenic’ protections for York River
The designation as a Wild and Scenic Partnership River could lead to federal funding for habitat restoration and other projects to protect the York River and its tributaries.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan coronavirus aid bill
Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are part of the group of 9 senators advocating the plan.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We may need Susan Collins more than ever
We do not seem to be finding our way back from the extremes on our own. Now is the time for her to prove there’s more to being a moderate than walking an electoral tightrope.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: 2020 shows damage done by too much money in politics
The funding that’s flooding the state doesn’t make us better informed – it just makes us mad.