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Daniel Letts

Susan M. Collins was born in the Northern Maine town of Caribou on December 7, 1952 In 1987, Susan Collins joined the Cabinet of Maine Governor John McKernan, as Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation. In 1996, Susan Collins ran for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Senator Cohen. She won the seat in a four-way election that fall, and went on to win re-election in 2002 with 59% of the vote, carrying every county in Maine [|Susan Collins]
 * Susan Collins **

Health Care  Everyone should have health care to help keep America healthy and safe from things Like the swine flu.  1.)  
 * 3 issues that is most important to me and Susan Collins are **
 *  Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
 * Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
 * Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
 * Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
 * Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
 * Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
 * Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
 * Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
 * Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
 * Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
 * Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
 * Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
 * Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
 * Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
 * Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
 * Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)

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3.) Education Everyone deserves an education so everyone one has the same chance to be successful in life and getting the job that they want and deserve. > 5 facts abought the economy 1.) amarica has over 12 trillion dollars in det maine has contributed $923.85 million in debt 2.) people are losing there homes and jobs notonly in maine but all over the world 3.) the price of everything has gone up 4.) all the goverment is doing is putting more money into the economy 5.) the economy is gratualy getting better because the goverment is putting more money in the economy but that adds to the debt we have. 10 resorces i used
 *  Everyone is struggling in this economy people are losing their jobs and homes people are struggling to keep their lives.  
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 * Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
 * Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
 * Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
 * Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
 * Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted NO on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted NO on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted NO on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted YES on allowing more flexibility in federal school rules. (Mar 1999)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted YES on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #808000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Voted YES on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)

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2.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Collins

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5.) http://www.susancollins.com/about-susan-collins

6.) http://www.topix.com/us-senate/susan-collins

7.) http://senatorcollins.blogspot.com/

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9.) http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2009/04/the-great-susan-collins.html

10.) http://www.socialstudies.abc-clio.com/Login/Login.aspx

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