GOP Sen. Collins shows support for parts of House-passed funding package
Source: The Hill
Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) signaled support for a plan that would reopen parts of the federal government through Feb. 8, breaking with President Trump's hardline stance of no spending bill without $5 billion for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Collins told the Boston Globe that despite the bill's lack of a provision containing funding for the wall, that Republicans should have the opportunity to vote on it while accusing Senate leadership of holding the bill "hostage" over border security.
"I'm not saying their whole plan is a valid plan," Collins said of a House-passed funding measure. "But I see no reason why the bills that are ready to go and on which we've achieved an agreement should be held hostage to this debate over border security," Collins said, according to the Globe.
Her comments were echoed by Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), who called on the Senate to punt discussions on funding for Trump's wall until after the federal government is reopened.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423818-gop-sen-collins-shows-support-for-parts-of-house-passed-funding-package
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)for the shutdown and we are seeing some cracks happening now with only 1 day in power in the house
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Freethinker65
(9,928 posts)dem4decades
(11,241 posts)I want her gone, but Maine seems to overlook her voting record and just believe her rhetoric.
joshdawg
(2,637 posts)Smells more like bullshit, but that's just my opinion.
She's nothing more than a trump toady.
dem4decades
(11,241 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Collins is a flip-flopper even worse than Mittens Rmoney. She will say anything to appear on the Sunday talk shows, whining and smiling her mushy mouthed "views". Stop quoting her, it is a waste of time. It is likely she has changed her tune already.
riversedge
(69,708 posts)Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)PeeJ52
(1,588 posts)She just wants a chance to start the new year off with chance for a grandstand speech for "bipartisanship". We've seen this show before. She'll probably be wearing that same old grey suit too. No thanks, Susan. Your routine is getting old.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)DonViejo
(60,536 posts)IMO, she's just doing a Mainer's impression of Jeff Flake.
hatrack
(59,436 posts)We don't care.
turbinetree
(24,631 posts)November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough to vote this hypocrite out of office............................
George II
(67,782 posts)...."I'm thinking about voting for it" and then she'll give an hour speech on the floor of the Senate to explain why she'll vote against it anyway.
She'd better appreciate these next two years, the people of Maine are not happy with her, chances are she'll be voted out in 2020.