Augusta, Maine – Dozens of Mainers protested outside Susan Collins’ office after she refused to include ACA tax credit extension in the deal to reopen the government and voted against a bill that would have prevented premiums from skyrocketing.

Despite months of warnings from Mainers about the impact rising costs will have on them and their health and Maine state officials warning action had to be taken before September 30th, Susan Collins did not sponsor any legislation to extend the tax credits and instead voted numerous times against a bill and amendment that would have protected health care for more than 50,000 Mainers who are at risk.

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WABI/WMTW: Mainers protest outside office of Sen. Collins following vote to reopen the government without ACA funds
November 11, 2025

  • The bill does not include any guarantees to provide funding for the Affordable Care Act; the main reason Democratic lawmakers had refused to agree to reopen the government.

  • Some Mainers are not happy with her Collins’s decision, and more than a dozen people protested outside her Portland office on Monday.

  • They’re calling for the extension of funding for health care.

  • Demonstrators say they are worried about the impact higher insurance premiums would have on thousands of Mainers.

See more: MDP Statement on Susan Collins Refusing to Stave Off Skyrocketing Insurance Rates; What They’re Saying: “Mainers Face Steep Premiums on ACA Marketplace with Expiration of Enhanced Tax Credits”; What Mainers are Saying: “Susan Collins Refuses to Protect Our Health Care”; What They’re Watching: Mainers Share Personal Stories of How Skyrocketing Insurance Rates Will Impact Their Lives & Health; What Mainers are Saying About Rising Insurance Premiums: “I am Scared,” “What Are We Going to Do,” People “Are Going to Die”; What Mainers are Saying: Rising Insurance Premiums are “Catastrophic”; ICYMI: “Mainers to Collins: Prioritize Our Health, Renew ACA Tax Credits”; ICYMI: Impacted Mainers Discuss Skyrocketing Insurance Rates As Collins Refuses to Protect Mainers’ Health Care; While Mainers Face Health Care Cliff, Collins Gets MAGA Swag Bag at Trump “Unity” Lunch; What They’re Saying: Maine Democrats, Advocates Criticize Collins, “Warn [of] Health Care Increases” [Maine Morning Star]; ICYMI: Maine Dems, Health Care Leaders Call Out Collins for Failing To Protect Mainers’ Health Care; What Mainers are Watching and Reading: Thanks to Collins, Mainers “Could See Their Premiums Skyrocket”; Maine Beacon: Susan Collins accepts thousands from insurers while health costs soar for Mainers

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