Collins Trumpets Voting Streak ; Election 2008: The Senator has Cast 3,764 in a Row, but Rep. Tom Allen Says How You Vote Is More Important.
Portland Press Herald › March 28, 2008
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Remember the student in high school who won an award at graduation because she never missed a day? That child has grown up, and her name is Sen. Susan Collins.
As of March 14, Collins, a Maine Republican, had cast 3,764 roll call votes in a row during more than 11 years in the Senate. She has surpassed one of Maine's political icons, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, also a Republican, who cast 2,941 votes in a row from 1955 to 1968.See the full content of this document
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Collins Trumpets Voting Streak ; Election 2008: The Senator has Cast 3,764 in a Row, but Rep. Tom Allen Says How You Vote Is More Important.
Such streaks normally are topics of discussion among only the most ardent political junkies, but Collins is making voting records an issue in her re-election campaign, so Maine voters likely will hear more about attendance.
Collins, who is seeking a third term, has attacked U.S. Rep. To...See the full content of this document
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