Protest fever grows on Capitol Hill after Collins, Manchin announce Kavanaugh support

By Al Weaver

Published October 6, 2018 12:22am ET

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Protest fever grows on Capitol Hill after Collins, Manchin announce Kavanaugh support — A group led by Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, above, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are developing a possible framework that could include raising the federal borrowing limit for six weeks and approving a government funding bill that would run anywhere from six months to a year. (AP Photo) | J. Scott Applewhite

When Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., tried to speak Friday, they could only get a handful of words out before the cries of protesters echoed around them.

“Sen. Collins, please vote no!” a protester yelled at Collins from the Senate gallery as she opened her floor speech, identifying herself as a Maine resident. “Show up for Maine women, vote no!”

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