Press Releases

Press Release / Wednesday Jan 8, 2020

What Senator Collins Isn’t Telling You: She’s Backing McConnell’s Trial Procedures Even Without Securing Testimony from Key Witnesses

Thanks to the support of Senator Collins, Mitch McConnell announced yesterday that he has the votes to move forward with the Senate impeachment trial procedures without any witnesses.

Press Release / Monday Jan 6, 2020

Previously on #MESEN: What Senator Collins Was Up To Over The Holidays

Welcome to 2020! While many took the holidays off, Senator Collins was repeatedly in the news for all the wrong reasons. The Senator aligned herself with President Donald Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on impeachment in a rare interview, her decades-old broken promise to Mainers on term limits made front page news, and she even received an enthusiastic Trump endorsement.

Here’s a quick roundup of what you may have missed:

Trump Backs Collins Re-election “100%”:

Press Release / Thursday Jan 2, 2020

Susan Collins Says She Is "Open" to a Fair Impeachment Process, Maine Democrats Call on Her to Commit to One

Collins "stiff-arming any immediate action” and

Press Release / Friday Dec 20, 2019

This is Not the Campaign Launch You’re Looking For: Senator Collins’ Bad Week

The facts about her ties to special interests, how she’s abandoned past principles and her decision to vote in line with President Trump clouded the announcement that Senator Susan Collins is running for reelection. This was not the campaign launch she was looking for:

TUESDAY: FAIRNESS AND IMPARTIALITY A THING OF THE PAST

Press Release / Friday Dec 20, 2019

12 Days of Corporate Giveaways: After Accepting Millions In Campaign Cash From Wall Street, Senator Collins Voted To Give Big Banks Billions In Tax Breaks

For the past 12 days, the Maine Democratic Party has been highlighting the “12 Days of Corporate Tax Giveaways” ☃️ — putting a spotlight on the two-year anniversary of Senator Collins’ vote for the GOP tax bill that put corporate special interests ahead of hardworking Mainers

Press Release / Friday Dec 20, 2019

What Senator Collins Isn’t Telling You: Maine Would Be “Hit Harder Than Almost Any Other State” If GOP Lawsuit She Sparked To Overturn ACA Is Successful

A new report finds that Maine would be

Press Release / Thursday Dec 19, 2019

New Reporting Reveals How Washington Special Interest Group Is Behind A Pro-Collins Super PAC

New reporting from the Daily Beast exposed how a Washington special interest group is behind a

Press Release / Thursday Dec 19, 2019

12 Days of Corporate Giveaways: Collins Helped Verizon Secure A $4 Billion Tax Break, Then Verizon Laid Off 10,000 Workers

As we approach the two-year anniversary of Senator Collins’ vote for the GOP tax bill, Maine Democrats will highlight how Senator Collins put corporate special interests ahead of hardworking Mainers in a series we’re calling the “12 Days of Corporate Tax Giveaways” ☃️

Press Release / Thursday Dec 19, 2019

What Senator Collins Isn’t Telling You: She Used To Be Committed To A Fair Trial -- Now She’s Complicit In McConnell-Trump Cover-Up

Collins during 1999 impeachment: “I need witnesses… to get to the truth” -- what changed?

Press Release / Wednesday Dec 18, 2019

Health Care Still At Risk For Nearly 600,000 Mainers Due To Collins-Backed Tax Bill

Tonight, a federal appeals court ruling on a Republican lawsuit designed to destroy the Affordable Care Act continued to put coverage protections in jeopardy for the