Honorable Susan Collins
United States Senator, Maine, Republican
Susan Collins was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1996. She is chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. The following is excerpted from Senator Collins’s October 5, 2018, remarks during the Senate floor debate on confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The president nominated Brett Kavanaugh on July 9. Within moments of that announcement, special interest groups raced to be the first to oppose him. A number of senators joined the race to announce their opposition, but they were beaten to the punch by one of our colleagues, who actually announced opposition…
