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Sen. Collins locks office doors, refuses to answer to constituents on secret GOP tax scamWith a potential vote to raise taxes on the middle class days away, Susan Collins is refusing to even meet with her constituents.
By Matthew Chapman DECEMBER 13, 2017
With the GOP tax scam being debated in conference and set for a vote next week before Doug Jones can take office, all eyes are on Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
Collins, a Republican, voted for the original Senate bill, which includes an individual mandate repeal similar to the one she voted down in July. She did so with the assurance that two other bipartisan bills would be passed to offset any coverage losses, even though neither bill would do any such thing and Paul Ryan never committed to pass them anyway.
Collinss constituents are furious and demanding to meet with her on the issue. But not only is she nowhere to be found her staff actually locked protesters out of her Senate offices in Maine, in the middle of regular business hours.
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Sen. Collins locks office doors, refuses to answer to constituents on secret GOP tax scam (Original Post)
workinclasszero
Dec 2017
OP
Maybe the only silver lining is we finally get rid of her in the next election...and she
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#6
That is perfect timing...by then the true horror of a tax bill will be revealed.
Demsrule86
Dec 2017
#9
The Blue Flower
(5,442 posts)1. I hope they keep up the pressure
nt
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)2. Collins doesn't work for them
It's plain as day
global1
(25,252 posts)3. What Was Collins Promised That Is Causing Her To....
lock out her constituents.
kentuck
(111,101 posts)4. Hmmmm..
very interesting.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)5. I expect her to vote NO. Will McCain be there to vote?
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)6. Maybe the only silver lining is we finally get rid of her in the next election...and she
won't be able to run for governor.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)7. It's a good political lesson for us all
Never trust a republican to do the right thing...ever.
She and McCain had their 'heroic' stand moment and now I fully expect them to carry out the will of their donor/owners and vote yes on this tax blue state america bill.
The koch's will be done and all the randian assholes said amen!
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)8. She's not up until 2020
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)9. That is perfect timing...by then the true horror of a tax bill will be revealed.
and It is not a 22 where if we win he presidency ...we would have a mid term to get through.