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October 14, 2011 2:05 pm ET filed under Blog

Mainers Ask "What Side" Sens. Snowe And Collins Are On

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October 11, 2011 4:37 pm ET filed under Blog

The Symbiotic Relationship Between "Moderate" Republicans And The Tea Party

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September 26, 2011 1:34 pm ET filed under Blog

Moderate No More: Sen. Collins Embraces Right-Wing Economic Talking Points

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December 01, 2010 3:55 pm ET filed under Fact Check

Despite Stated Opposition To Health Care Reform's 1099 Provision, Republicans Vote Against Repeal

For some time now, Republicans have desperately attempted to kill health care reform, peddling misleading claims and outright distortions to undermine the benefits of the law. In many instances, they have pointed to supposed ill-conceived provisions to denounce the legislation, using these specific details to contend that the bill is damaged beyond repair and therefore must be repealed. In particular, Republicans have decried the bill's 1099 reporting requirements for small businesses, claiming they are unnecessarily burdensome and will limit job creation. But when given an opportunity to vote on Sen. Max Baucus' (D-MT) amendment to repeal the 1099 provision and demonstrate their commitment to helping small businesses, Republicans balked. Indeed, despite their professed opposition to the 1099 provision, only two Republicans voted for the amendment.  

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November 17, 2010 12:19 pm ET filed under Blog

Senate Republicans Filibuster Fair Pay For Women

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June 10, 2010 8:52 am ET filed under Blog

Susan Collins And Olympia Snowe's Big Idea For The Gulf? Pork For A Donor

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February 11, 2010 2:36 pm ET filed under Blog

FLASHBACK: Republicans Touted Terror Convictions Under President Bush

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April 27, 2009 2:00 pm ET filed under Video

VIDEO: Sen. Collins: Was It Worth It?

Senator Susan Collins of Maine worked to strip money to fight pandemic flu from the stimulus bill in February. Was it worth it?

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