Tag: Susan Collins

Repealing the Obamacare individual mandate as part of tax reform appeases conservative senators, but its other lawmakers -- like Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. -- that need appeasing. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Beltway Confidential

Putting individual mandate repeal in the tax reform bill only complicates the GOP’s efforts

James Wallner · November 15, 2017 10:00 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said Tuesday that getting rid of Obamacare's individual mandate, which forces all Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty, will disrupt the marketplaces and cause people to pay more. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Patty Murray stops short of abandoning bipartisan Obamacare deal

Robert King · November 14, 2017 9:59 pm

President Trump on Monday picked Alex Azar to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, drawing immediate scrutiny from Democrats who pointed out his tenure at the helm of drug maker Eli Lilly's U.S. division. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Democrats plan to use HHS pick Alex Azar to push Trump on high drug prices

Robert King · November 14, 2017 5:01 am

"I would like to see more of the tax relief skewed to middle-income and lower-income families," the Maine Republican said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins wants more middle-class relief, fewer rate cuts in Senate tax bill

Joseph Lawler · November 13, 2017 11:56 pm

In this Nov. 9, 2017, photo, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speak to reporters as work gets underway on the Senate's version of the GOP tax reform bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Estate tax repeal gets downgraded in Republican tax maneuvering

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2017 5:01 am

The first daughter said that she was "incredibly excited" about the possibility that the child tax credit will be increased as part of tax reform. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Ivanka Trump says tax bills’ child credits should be ‘enhanced’

Joseph Lawler · November 10, 2017 6:51 pm

Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state, the top Democrat of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said in a press conference Thursday: "We don't think this has been a fair and open process." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Democrats slam Republican bid to drill in Arctic refuge, realize ‘deck is stacked’ against them

Josh Siegel · November 9, 2017 8:10 pm

"I think it's significant that healthcare was such a prominent issue," the Maine Republican told reporters, pointing to how residents in her state voted to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Susan Collins points to elections as evidence of need to fix Obamacare

Kimberly Leonard · November 8, 2017 7:36 pm

Supporters of Medicaid expansion celebrate their victory, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Portland, Maine. Maine voters say they want to join 31 other states in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the signature health bill of former President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine voters choose to expand Medicaid

Robert King · November 8, 2017 3:19 am

In this Oct. 26, 2017, photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, whose panel is charged with writing tax law, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kevin Brady won’t include repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate in tax reform bill

Kimberly Leonard · October 31, 2017 6:41 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who has opposed other Obamacare repeal and replacement efforts from her GOP colleagues this year, is considered a critical vote for the tax reform legislation.(AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins doesn’t back eliminating estate tax, lowering individual tax rate for wealthy

Diana Stancy Correll · October 31, 2017 12:24 am

Protesters shout during a campus free speech rally. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)

Beltway Confidential

Unexcused absence: GOP senators skip hearing on campus free speech

Charyssa Parent · October 30, 2017 7:22 pm