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(Bloomberg) -- Republican Senator Susan Collins ripped news coverage of her decision to vote for the GOP tax-cut bill as "unbelievably sexist" on Tuesday.
"I cannot believe that the press would have treated another senator with 20 years of experience as they have treated me," the Maine senator told reporters at the Capitol.
"Theyve ignored everything that Ive gotten, and there have been stories after stories about how Ive been duped," she said. "How are you duped when all of your amendments get accepted? And when the majority leader -- and I confirmed it again today with him -- will be offering the two insurance bills that I care about as well as the provision waiving the automatic cut in Medicare that could be triggered by this bill?"
The moderate Republican has often won praise from liberals for backing Planned Parenthood and especially for her crucial vote in July to block a repeal of Obamacare. Yet shes taken heat for deciding to back the GOP tax-cut plan, which contains a provision eliminating Obamacares requirement that most Americans get health insurance or pay a penalty.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/collins-says-news-coverage-of-her-tax-vote-unbelievably-sexist/ar-BBH2EoL?li=BBnb7Kz
ExciteBike66
(2,372 posts)said will not be kept, you idiot.
genxlib
(5,531 posts)Because all of those time she stood up for Hillary in the 2016 election.
Cary
(11,746 posts)Which raises the question: if one has integrity some of the time, does one have any integrity at all?
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,438 posts)ask for a letter from Hatch stating they will not touch Medicare and or SS? Ps I hope they all have a nice f#!:$$$@ Xmas!
justhanginon
(3,290 posts)It's not a part time thing. You either have integrity or you don't. Simple as that.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)eShirl
(18,503 posts)That's the best deflection she could come up with.
deminks
(11,017 posts)There was no reason for her to vote in favor.
She will have to answer for that to her folks back home.
Vinca
(50,303 posts)Her claim is pathetic and grasping at straws. I'm wondering what kind of investments she has that might make her suddenly veer to the dark side. The bill should be called the "GOP Lining Its Pockets Act."
Mike Nelson
(9,966 posts)...the sexist angle. Maybe Susan should read DU instead of wherever she saw the sexist coverage?
karynnj
(59,504 posts)She was said to have been fooled or duped by McConnell. When the first bill passed with her vote and the House made it clear that they promised nothing, it should have been taken as a warning.
We will shortly see if she secured a real deal to pass her health care provisions in BOTH houses and that the President will sign the bill that does it. If not, saying she is either patently dishonest or yes, she was duped. Would she prefer we say she was dishonest?
delisen
(6,044 posts)followed by wild applause from Republican Senators.
whathehell
(29,090 posts)was questioned on that yesterday...She said the same, noting that her group protesting the bill is 70% women.
Forget it Sue..That dog won't hunt.
Bengus81
(6,932 posts)The press is just doing their job. Thanks for getting the ball rolling on the eventual 100% destruction of the ACA.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)extremely common. So when's the last time you read about male congressmen described as weak, trusting, dupes who managed to keep from crying?
And, btw, choosing to believe that coverage is also extremely sexist. Collins has been in government for 40 years, elected to congress for 20. No one learns nothing in that time, except maybe Betty Boop had Republicans elected her. Even President Barbie wouldn't be that stupid.