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Susan Collins is a Republican U.S. Senator representing Maine. She was first elected in 1996.

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Susan Collins
stated on September 14, 2020 in an ad:

Says Sara Gideon "voted to defund" the Freeport police "and gave the money to a nonprofit she helped run."

By Tom Kertscher • September 25, 2020
Susan Collins
stated on August 1, 2020 in a campaign ad:

Says Sara Gideon’s husband’s law firm “took up to $2 million” from the same federal program she “falsely” attacked Susan Collins over.

By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2020
Susan Collins
stated on August 3, 2013 in a response to the president's Saturday address:

"This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time."

By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013

Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on April 4, 2022 in a tweet:

Says Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney “are pro-pedophile.”

By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2022
Sara Gideon
stated on September 16, 2020 in an ad:

Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”

By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2020
Senate Majority PAC
stated on July 13, 2020 in a TV ad:

Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin.

By Tom Kertscher • August 14, 2020

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