RUMFORD — Staff from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office will hold office hours to meet with constituents from 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 18, at the Town Office. A staff member will be available to provide assistance with federal issues and agencies, such as the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs and […]
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Is Collins on the list to lead Homeland Security?
While no serious short list of names has emerged in Washington to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is being mentioned. Collins and independent Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman co-wrote the legislation that created the department a decade ago. Lieberman also is on a few short lists. Politico.com is quoting Rep. […]
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Why is Susan Collins backing Grassley move on appeals court judges?
Sen. Susan Collins is among the last of the Republican moderates, acceptable to Maine voters in a way tea party candidates are not. Collins has husbanded her reputation, particularly as other GOP moderates have left the Senate by retirement or defeat, including Maine’s Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter from Pennsylvania, Gordon Smith from Oregon and Lincoln […]
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Jeb Bush hosting fundraiser for LePage
KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — Maine’s self-proclaimed “blue-collar governor” is headed to genteel Kennebunkport for a fundraiser. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is headlining Tuesday’s event to raise money for Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election campaign. The fundraiser is being held at the waterfront Nonantum Resort in the coastal town where Bush’s father, former President George H.W. […]