Augusta, ME – As Susan Collins attempts to claim credit for the G-7 releasing oil, Mainers won’t forget that Collins voted against ending the Iran War five times during its escalation. Now, Maine families are being squeezed by high gas and heating oil prices, which are up 80% compared to last year.

Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Misha Linnehan released the following statement:

“The risks to our troops and our families were clear the moment that President Trump started this reckless war with Iran – yet Susan Collins voted five times against stopping it. Now, families are paying record prices to heat their homes this winter, and there’s no end to the war in sight.”

Last month, reports surfaced that not only did Collins vote five times against ending the war in Iran, but her husband owns up to $100,000 worth of stock in defense contractors profiting off of the war. The news came after Collins’ husband was found to own up to $115,000 in oil and gas companies whose stocks had increased after the war began. A study in August found that Maine families have paid $600 more in additional gas costs.