Collins Votes Against Trump's $9 Billion Aid Cut Bill as Senate Measure Still Passes
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 11
Collins Votes Against Trump's $9 Billion Aid Cut Bill as Senate Measure Still Passes
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 11
Summary
Nearly three hours into a late-night Senate vote, Susan Collins chose not to offer an amendment that could have derailed President Donald Trump's $9 billion rescissions bill, then cast a symbolic "no" as the measure passed.
The Maine Republican, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, opposed cutting foreign aid and public broadcasting funds that Congress had already approved.
Her shelved amendment would have protected the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and had bipartisan backing, but it also risked driving away conservatives whose votes were needed under Republicans' slim majority.
The episode underscored a familiar pattern for Collins: she often breaks with Trump more than other Republicans, yet only rarely moves to block his agenda outright.