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.
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 confirmmultiplejudges 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 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.