Augusta, Maine – In case you missed it, wall to wall coverage is highlighting how “as many as 200 people” protested Susan Collins at “one of the few public events on Collins’ calendar during the August recess.” Protestors booed and criticized Collins for how she’s cost Maine – from her vote to confirm Supreme Court nominees who overturned Roe, to her advancing the GOP’s budget bill that guts Medicaid, to not meeting constituents in a meaningful way.

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Midcoast Villager: Collins Cuts Ribbon in Searsport Amid Celebration and Protest

  • But her comments were quickly drowned out by shouts from protesters.

  • By 9:30 a.m., the sidewalks outside Edwards Brothers — the original location for the ceremony — were filled with [...] as many as 200 people holding signs and chanting slogans, officials decided to relocate the ceremony indoors to the Searsport Community Center.

  • Detractors questioned Collins’ role in celebrating new spending while President Donald Trump and her fellow Republicans in Congress push through federal budget cuts to health care, food assistance and other services.

  • It marked [...] the beginning of a campaign season that looks poised to cause disruptions of its own.

Fox 22 Bangor: A press conference celebrating Searsport’s downtown improvements, hosted by Senator Susan Collins’ team, took an unexpected turn

  • Residents lined the streets to exercise their First Amendment right and protest against Senator Collins.

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Portland Press Herald: Protesters disrupt Susan Collins’ ribbon cutting in Searsport

  • Tuesday’s event in Searsport was one of the few public events on Collins’ calendar during the August recess.

  • Democrats also have hammered Collins for supporting some of Trump’s controversial appointments, such as vaccine opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Russell Vought as budget director.

  • And they have been working overtime to tie Collins to the passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill that made permanent the president’s 2017 tax cuts, which primarily benefit the wealthy, while cutting nearly $1 billion from the Medicaid program. Collins voted to advance the bill for a final Senate vote [...]

Maine Beacon: Protesters boo Collins in first recent Maine appearance

  • U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was met with loud boos and hundreds of protesters Tuesday morning during one of her first public appearances in Maine since her vote advancing the Republican budget bill.

  • Earlier this year, Mainers called out Collins for not hosting a town hall in over 25 years.

Spectrum News Maine: 'This is not the Maine I know.' Susan Collins confronted by protesters at Searsport event

  • “We are coming to where she is to let her know that we are not going to stand by silently, like she is.” said Janis Hogan, a protester at the event. “Her vote — she votes only when she knows it’s not going to change anything — and we’re not happy with that.”

News Center Maine: Protesters rally at Searsport event Sen. Collins planned to attend


 

WABI: Celebration turns to demonstration for Sen. Collins in Searsport

  • “Susan Collins made it possible for 1/3 of Mainers to lose Medicare. Hospitals are closing. She had the opportunity to stop this bill, and she did not.”

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Bangor Daily News: Protesters of Susan Collins derail ribbon-cutting ceremony in Searsport

  • While the ribbon cutting was originally scheduled to take place in front of Edwards Brothers Supermarket, the officials instead decided to move it to the municipal building as protesters held up handmade signs and yelled chants to protest Collins.

Daily Beast: Republican’s Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Derailed by Furious Residents

  • Protests escalated once Collins walked up to the podium and attempted to speak, with protesters criticizing her votes on Supreme Court nominees [...] she voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh

  • “Susan Collins made it possible for 1/3 of Mainers to lose Medicare. Hospitals are closing. She had the opportunity to stop this bill, and she did not,” Rachel Herbener told Wabi 5 News.

  • According to local reports, protesters targeted the event because Collins hasn’t held a town hall in years.

See more: Breaking: Susan Collins Met with Hundreds of Protesters and Boos in First Recent Public Appearance

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