Republican senators expressed concerns this week about the Biden administration’s Navy budget, saying that the proposed spending is not adequate to confront the threat posed by China’s expanding naval forces. “This administration’s budget request does not fully reflect the challenges identified in its own national defense strategy,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), vice chair of the…
GOP Senators Question Biden’s Navy Budget as China Projects Having 150 More Ships Than US by 2028
Sen. Collins: ‘Bipartisan’ Infrastructure Bill Has Support of at Least 10 Republican Senators
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Sunday that the $1 trillion infrastructure bill backed by the White House has at least 10 Republican senators, suggesting the measure will clear the 60-vote filibuster. Collins, in a comment on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said the bill has enough support to pass in the chamber this week. “I…
Sen. Collins: ‘Bipartisan’ Infrastructure Bill May Have Support of at Least 10 GOP Senators
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said on Aug. 1 that she believes the $1 trillion infrastructure bill backed by the White House has the support of at least 10 Republican senators, suggesting the measure will clear the 60-vote filibuster. Collins, in a comment on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said the legislation has enough backing to…
Sen. Collins ‘Optimistic’ Senate Will Approve Jan. 6 Commission
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday expressed optimism that Senate Democrats and Republicans could reach agreement on establishing a Jan. 6 commission so long as the House-passed bill undergoes several changes. Collins told ABC’s “This Week” that she “strongly” backs the establishment of an independent commission to probe the events around the Jan. 6 Capitol…
FBI Probing Alleged Illegal Donations to Sen. Susan Collins’ Campaign
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched an investigation into alleged illegal contributions to Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-Maine) 2020 re-election bid, according to a recently unsealed search warrant application. According to the warrant, first reported by Axios, the FBI is probing whether Martin Kao, the former CEO for Hawaii-based contractor Martin Defense Group, illegally…
FBI Probing Alleged Illegal Donations to Sen. Susan Collins’s Campaign
The FBI has launched an investigation into alleged illegal contributions to Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-Maine) 2020 reelection bid, according to a recently unsealed search warrant application. According to the warrant, first reported by Axios, the FBI is probing whether Martin Kao, the former CEO for Hawaii-based contractor Martin Defense Group, illegally funneled $150,000 funds to…
Collins Condemns GOP Attacks Against Cheney and Romney: ‘I Was Appalled’
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday defended fellow Republicans Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) against intraparty attacks driven by the duo’s push to impeach former President Donald Trump, who continues to command unwavering loyalty among much of the GOP. Collins, who, like Romney, voted “yes” on a Senate motion in February…
Sen. Collins Says She Won’t Support 28 Percent Corporate Tax Rate Which Would Send Jobs Overseas
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday pushed back on the White House’s proposal to raise the corporate tax rate to 28 percent to pay for President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan. Collins was commenting on a key feature of Biden’s mammoth plan, which would raise the corporate tax rate to 28 percent from the current 21…
Sen. Collins Says She Won’t Support 28 Percent Corporate Tax Rate
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday pushed back on the White House’s proposal to raise the corporate tax rate to 28 percent to pay for President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan. Collins was commenting on a key feature of Biden’s mammoth plan, which would raise the corporate tax rate to 28 percent from the current 21…
Grassroots Republicans Form New Caucus After Maine GOP Declines to Censure Sen. Collins
A group of around 25 conservative Maine Republicans have broken from the state Republican Party to form a new grassroots caucus, with the announcement coming hot on the heels of the Maine Republican Party’s vote against censuring Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for her backing former President Donald Trump’s impeachment. John DeVeau, who chairs the Aroostook…
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