Susan Collins withstood tremendous pressure.
And I remember some naysayers around here, too, who were sure she would buckle.
Good for her.
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/07/28/collins-urges-senate-to-bridge-partisan-divide-and-tackle-health-care-reform/
All eyes were on three Republican senators – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and John McCain of Arizona – during a dramatic late-night vote in Washington, D.C., that defeated attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act early Friday.
The political scene took place on the floor of the Senate, with the crucial vote coming about 1:30 a.m. Collins was in the spotlight, surrounded by Republicans who supported repealing the health care law.
“The first ‘no’ vote from a Republican was Susan Collins. That is really hard,” said Sen. Angus King of Maine, an independent who caucuses with Democrats and has known Collins for decades. “The pressure she withstood was really astonishing.”
King said he hadn’t tried to lobby Collins, but he knew her views and that she would stand with thousands of Mainers who were in danger of losing health insurance if the so-called “skinny repeal” passed.
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