Susan Collins has proven unwilling to stand up to Trump in a state that has repeatedly rejected him. Whether it be from rubberstamping is judges that overturned abortion rights, confirming lunatics, or advancing his agenda, Susan Collins is too out of touch with Maine after 30 years.
¶ Collins Was Bad For Mainers Health Care
Message: Collins opposed access to affordable health care for Mainers.
- Susan Collins continues to gaslight Mainers on her abortion stance. Regardless of her claims about her stance on abortion, she voted to confirm Supreme Court nominees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh who overturned Roe v. Wade in the disastrous Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling. When Collins had a chance to stand up for Maine women, she decided to vote against the Women’s Health Protection Act which would’ve restored Roe v. Wade.
- Collins voting for anti-abortion judges goes beyond the Supreme Court. She voted to confirm a judge who argued that Mifepristone should have it’s FDA approval restricted despite it being safely used with FDA approval for over 20 years. Collins voted to confirm multiple judges who upheld abortion bans.
Message: Collins abandoned Mainers reproductive rights and confirmed anti-abortion extremists to judicial benches.
- Susan Collins expressed full support of RFK Jr.’s confirmation as Secretary Of Health And Human Services. Collins repeatedly defended her vote in support of RFK Jr., stating that she had no regrets. As Secretary for Health And Human Services, RFK Jr. cut 91 million in federal funding to the state, resulting in 40 Mainers losing jobs and impacts to work being completed by 70 vendors. The state would also face 3 million in funding reductions for behavioral health. Federal funding cuts for the National Institute Of Health (NIH) resulted in disruptions to 1 in 30 clinical trials, impacting 74,000 patients and research into cancer, infectious disease, and more. Overall, federal funding for cancer research was slashed By 31%.
- Collins claimed RFK Jr. would “restore Americans’ confidence in vaccines” despite $11 billion in cuts to infectious disease and immunization grants.
Message: Collins cozied up to Trump’s dangerous friends at Mainers’ expense.
Message: Collins was a typical MAGA lackey who backed Trump at nearly every opportunity.
¶ Collins Pushed For Unpopular Voter Restrictions That Maine Voters Already Rejected
- Susan Collins voted for the SAVE Act and sought to establish a federal voter ID standard. Collins praised the SAVE Act as “a simple reform” and fundraised off her support for Trump’s voter ID bill. Mainers fumed over the Collins-backed SAVE Act after they rejected voter ID standards in a 2025 ballot referendum.
Message: Collins backed Trump’s voter restriction bill after Mainers rejected the same voting reforms.
- Susan Collins repeatedly opposed bans on congressional and insider stock trading while her stock portfolio grew nearly 80% in 2024. Collins violated her own reporting guidelines and improperly concealed her husband’s big pharma holdings. Collins’ husband held stocks in companies she oversaw and she ran from questions on her conflicts of interest.
Message: Collins profited from her career in office and blocked regulations on her backroom deals.
¶ Collins Supported The War In Iran That Drove Up Prices For Mainers
- Susan Collins defended Trump’s war of choice with Iran and repeatedly opposed congressional intervention. Collins had a personal stake in the war’s continuation and profited nearly $25,000 in the first month of hostilities. Collins received more than $100,000 in campaign contributions from defense contractors and defense executives.The war with Iran drove up Mainers’ energy prices and squeezed Maine farmers.
Message: Collins cheered for war with Iran which drove up Mainers’ cost of living.
- Susan Collins joined a majority of Senate Republicans to block the release of the Epstein files, protecting the accused pedophiles named within them. Collins accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from billionaires with financial ties to Epstein.
Message: Collins ran defense for the Epstein class and her campaign was bankrolled by Epstein-tied billionaires.
¶ Susan Collins Used Her Power To Benefit The Powerful And Hurt Everyday People
Collins Was Bad For Mainers Health Care
Susan Collins Directly Curtailed Abortion Rights
Collins Voted To Confirm RFK Jr. With No Regrets
Collins Was MAGA, Not A Moderate
Collins Pushed For Unpopular Voter Restrictions That Maine Voters Already Rejected
Collins Opposed A Stock Trading Ban While She Profited From Office
Collins Supported The War In Iran That Drove Up Mainers' Prices
Collins Was Part Of The Epstein Class