At this exact moment on October 5, 2018, Senator Collins took to the Senate floor to announce her decision to support Kavanaugh. Do you remember where you were for those 45 minutes? I do. /1
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I remember watching Senator Collins’ floor speech, hoping she’d put her country before her party and stand up for Mainers. She didn’t. Instead, she stood up for Trump, McConnell, and their right-wing agenda. /2
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Senator Collins’ support for Kavanaugh was hardly the first – or last – time she stood with Trump and McConnell over Mainers. In fact, she’s voted with this president 94% of the time. Let’s review. /3pic.twitter.com/EN1rGnmxBM
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Senator Collins stood with Trump and McConnell over Mainers when she confirmed Kavanaugh and more than 30 anti-choice judges. /4https://www.huffpost.com/entry/susan-collins-abortion-rights-judges_n_5cf6c539e4b059c99ebe9b63 …
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Senator Collins stood with Trump and McConnell over Mainers when she voted to confirm *over 100* of their judges, helping them stack the courts with anti-choice, anti-environment, and anti-labor nominees. /5https://mainebeacon.com/collins-has-voted-to-put-more-than-100-trump-judges-on-the-bench/ …
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Senator Susan Collins stood with Trump and McConnell over Mainers one year ago when she said “Mr. President, I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.” /6 https://www.facebook.com/SaraGideonME/videos/2479179385469456/ …
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Senator Collins stood with Trump and McConnell over Mainers when she voted for the Republican tax bill, which gave most of its benefits to wealthy donors and corporations. /7https://www.pressherald.com/2017/12/18/collins-a-yes-on-tax-reform-bill/ …
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Senator Collins’ vote for Trump’s tax bill sparked a lawsuit that puts the Affordable Care Act and its protections for pre-existing conditions at risk. /8https://www.mainepublic.org/post/thousands-mainers-could-be-affected-if-affordable-care-act-overturned …
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Senator Collins stood with Trump and McConnell over Mainers when she voted for over a dozen of Trump’s anti-environmental nominees – and received more money from the Texas fossil fuel industry in the first quarter than she did from Mainers. /9https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/439145-texas-fossil-fuel-industry-bests-maine-residents-for-donations-to-susan …
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Senator Collins stood with Trump and McConnell over Mainers when she confirmed Kavanaugh – that decision may have paid off for her but it will impact our nation for generations. /10 https://bangordailynews.com/2019/02/01/mainefocus/collins-brings-in-most-money-of-her-career-after-kavanaugh-vote/ …pic.twitter.com/prfc7GJC8S
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Senator Collins stood with Trump and McConnell over Mainers when her Kavanaugh vote put women's control over their own health care decisions in extreme jeopardy. We saw this play out just yesterday. /11https://www.thenation.com/article/susan-collins-brett-kavanaugh-louisana-abortion/ …
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And a year after her floor speech, despite Kavanaugh’s far-right rulings, Senator Collins still doesn’t regret her vote to confirm him to the Supreme Court. /12https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/451832-susan-collins-says-she-doesnt-regret-kavanaugh-vote-in-the-least …
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It’s clear that Senator Collins is more focused on serving the special interests that support her campaign than the Mainers who elected her: https://www.facebook.com/SaraGideonME/videos/2479179385469456/ … It’s time to elect a Senator who puts Mainers first: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/oct52018 13/13pic.twitter.com/b0xLCi04GS
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