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'''Susan Margaret Collins''', born December 7, 1952 (age {{age|1952|12|7}}), in Caribou, Maine, is the junior U.S. Senator from [[Maine]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. Serving in a fairly [[liberal]] state, Collins is frequently labeled as a Republican in Name Only ([[RINO]]).  She has often broken with her party and voted with the Democrats, notably in in support of [[partial-birth abortion]], [[Homosexual rights advocacy|homosexual "rights"]], and spending bills.  

'''Susan Margaret Collins''', born December 7, 1952 in Caribou, Maine (age {{age|1952|12|7}}), is the junior U.S. Senator from [[Maine]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. Serving in a fairly [[liberal]] state, Collins is frequently labeled as a Republican in Name Only ([[RINO]]).  She has often broken with her party and voted with the Democrats, notably in in support of [[partial-birth abortion]], [[Homosexual rights advocacy|homosexual "rights"]], and spending bills.  

While she voted with the majority of the Senate in favor of the 2002 "[[Iraq War]] Resolution" authorizing President [[George W. Bush]] to go to war against Iraq,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/107-2002/s237 H.J.Res. 114 (107th): Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002]</ref> she cosponsored a non-binding resolution with three other liberal Republican Senators that showed the Senate's disapproval of the President's plan to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq in January 2007. Additionally, in the Obama era, she was one of only three Republicans to support the $787 billion [[economic stimulus package]],<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/787-billion-senate-passes-stimulus-on-60-38-vote/ $787 Billion: Senate Passes Stimulus On 60-38 Vote]</ref> although she worked to reduce $100 billion from the package, along with [[Nebraska]] [[Democrat]] Senator [[Ben Nelson]].<ref>[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2009/02/the_senate_cut_100_billion_dol.html The Senate Cut $100 Billion Dollars and All Obama Got Were Three Measly Republicans]</ref>

While she voted with the majority of the Senate in favor of the 2002 "[[Iraq War]] Resolution" authorizing President [[George W. Bush]] to go to war against Iraq,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/107-2002/s237 H.J.Res. 114 (107th): Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002]</ref> she cosponsored a non-binding resolution with three other liberal Republican Senators that showed the Senate's disapproval of the President's plan to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq in January 2007. Additionally, in the Obama era, she was one of only three Republicans to support the $787 billion [[economic stimulus package]],<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/787-billion-senate-passes-stimulus-on-60-38-vote/ $787 Billion: Senate Passes Stimulus On 60-38 Vote]</ref> although she worked to reduce $100 billion from the package, along with [[Nebraska]] [[Democrat]] Senator [[Ben Nelson]].<ref>[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2009/02/the_senate_cut_100_billion_dol.html The Senate Cut $100 Billion Dollars and All Obama Got Were Three Measly Republicans]</ref>