The Maine Republican says questions remain about the president’s executive order halting the policy, and a bipartisan group of more than a dozen senators met in her office to discuss possible bills.
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Sen. Collins says she’s seeking a solution as pressure builds to stop splitting families at U.S. border
The Maine senator says she’s pursuing legislation directly addressing the issue of family separation, but a critic says faster action is necessary at a time of crisis.
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Maine Voices: Hungry Mainers need bipartisan Senate farm bill that supports SNAP
Meanwhile, the Republican House version would take food assistance from 2 million Americans.
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Collins, King announce $100,000 for rural health care in Franklin County
A $100,000 grant to the Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County will go toward improving access to rural health care, the senators said in a joint release Friday.
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Maine senators caution Trump about talk of self-pardon
Sen. Susan Collins says the president never should have tweeted about it, while Sen. Angus King calls even the idea ‘troubling.’
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Sen. Collins, U.S. labor secretary tour Cianbro and talk workforce development
The senator and Alex Acosta made the rounds of the Cianbro Institute, the welding facility and the simulation yard, where the company trains its employees.
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Foreign worker visas may bring some relief to Maine tourism industry
The Trump administration will release 15,000 more H-2B visas.
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Bangor doctor testifies at Senate hearing on opioid epidemic’s impact on the elderly
Many with chronic pain have been on prescription painkillers at relatively high doses, putting them at risk of health problems and making them vulnerable to exploitation, says Dr. Charles Pattavina of St. Joseph Hospital.
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Congress enacts bill to protect senior citizens from scam artists
The measure, written in part by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, now goes to President Trump’s desk for a signature.
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Collins, King among senators calling for rural broadband
They join with 61 colleagues in sending a letter to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.