Collins casts 7,000th straight vote as reelection race looms
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ” Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Tuesday took her 7,000th consecutive vote as a member of the U.S. Senate, extending a streak she has carefully maintained during more than two decades in the Senate.The 66-year-old Collins is gearing up for a reelection race in 2020 that is expected to be competitive. She’s New England’s only Republican senator, and her extensive voting record, while an accomplishment, also gives her opponents ample ammunition. Collins says the […]
