Jackson says Collins's earlier role still carries responsibility
Troy JacksonDemocratic U.S. Senate candidate and former Maine Senate president
Jackson criticizes Collins's earlier role despite her final no vote.
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Collins bears responsibility for the Medicaid cuts because she helped advance the legislation despite opposing final passage.
“You know, Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out”
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Did Susan Collins help enable Trump's Medicaid cuts despite voting against the final bill?
Susan Collins voted to advance H.R. 1 in June 2025 but opposed final Senate passage because of its Medicaid changes. Troy Jackson and Maine Democrats say her earlier vote helped enable the cuts. Collins says floor consideration allowed her to secure a rural-health fund. The dispute concerns responsibility for advancing the law, not whether she voted yes on final passage.
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Jackson criticizes Collins's role in advancing the bill. Collins cites her final no vote and rural-health fund and corrects his committee attribution.
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The report describes the candidates' competing accounts of Collins's responsibility for the legislation.
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Jackson connects the bill to the loss of health care and other benefits.
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Collins rejects his account and corrects his committee attribution.
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The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
He condemns her role in advancing the law, rather than disputing the existence of her final no vote.
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Read the full caseCollins defends floor consideration while citing her final no vote
“But if I had not allowed the bill to go to the floor, I would not have been able to offer the $50 billion fund to help rural health care”Read statement
Maine Democrats say the procedural vote carries responsibility
Maine Democratic Party
“Shady Susan Collins is lying to Mainers about her vote to advance the largest Medicaid cuts in American history. The fact is, Collins greenlit the GOP Medicaid cuts – knowing they would pass – allowing Republicans to hand out massive tax breaks to billionaires, while 49,000 Mainers lose their health care.”Read statement
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