Augusta, Maine – 10,000 votes into her Senate career, Susan Collins has repeatedly sided with Republicans and cast decisive votes that helped advance Trump’s extreme agenda at the expense of Mainers.

Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Kristi Johnston released the following statement:

“Susan Collins loves to brag about never missing a vote, but it’s the votes she’s cast that have hurt Mainers the most. From overturning Roe v. Wade, greenlighting historic health care cuts, or confirming controversial Trump cabinet members, Collins has been a reliable vote for the MAGA agenda and voted with Trump 96% of the time. That’s the record she’ll have to defend in the coming months.”

Five Votes Mainers Will Remember:

Paving the way for the overturning of Roe v. Wade

• Susan Collins cast decisive votes to confirm Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, helping create the Court majority that overturned Roe v. Wade. Collins continues to “rubber-stamp” anti-choice judges who pose threats to reproductive freedom nationally.

Greenlighting health care cuts for 61,000 Mainers

• Collins was a “key” “pivotal vote” to advance the GOP tax bill that is forcing 61,000 Mainers to lose their health care. The legislation cut Medicaid and shut down rural Maine hospitals in order to pay for tax giveaways to billionaires.

Refusing to support extending Affordable Care Act tax credits

• Collins’ refused to extend ACA tax credits, causing 50,000 Mainers to see their premiums “double, triple or even quadruple.”

Voting against the Women’s Health Protection Act

• In 2022, Collins voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act, legislation that would have restored the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law. At a moment when reproductive rights were under attack nationwide, Collins sided against legislation designed to protect them.

Consistently supporting Donald Trump’s extreme agenda

• Collins is a “regular deciding vote” on “important Republican policies” and nominations – and has voted with Trump over 96% of the time – while her “protest votes” have been observed “as strategic as they are symbolic,” with her showing “independence only when it doesn’t really make a difference.” Prominent Republicans have said she has “never let the Republicans down” and is a “team player” in helping move forward GOP priorities.