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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSusan Collins To Vote For Blunt Amendment
Susan Collins To Vote For Blunt Amendment
Soon before the vote, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that she will vote for the Blunt amendment aimed at rolling back the Obama administration's birth control mandate.
"I do this with a lot of conflict, because I think the amendment does have its flaws, but when the administration cannot even assure me that self-insured faith-based organizations' religious freedoms are protected I feel I have no choice," Collins said. "I hope that the amendment will be refined."
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/susan-collins-to-vote-for-blunt-amendment
Soon before the vote, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that she will vote for the Blunt amendment aimed at rolling back the Obama administration's birth control mandate.
"I do this with a lot of conflict, because I think the amendment does have its flaws, but when the administration cannot even assure me that self-insured faith-based organizations' religious freedoms are protected I feel I have no choice," Collins said. "I hope that the amendment will be refined."
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/susan-collins-to-vote-for-blunt-amendment
Susan Collins is a tool.
Obama Campaign Designs Mock Permission Slip For Contraception Coverage
Ahead of a vote on the Blunt amendment, which would allow employers to deny coverage in company insurance plans that go against their conscience, the Obama campaign released a mock "permission slip" from a business owner saying they don't approve of their workers' use of contraception. Take a look.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/dems-design-mock-permission-slip-for-contraception-coverage
Ahead of a vote on the Blunt amendment, which would allow employers to deny coverage in company insurance plans that go against their conscience, the Obama campaign released a mock "permission slip" from a business owner saying they don't approve of their workers' use of contraception. Take a look.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/dems-design-mock-permission-slip-for-contraception-coverage
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Susan Collins To Vote For Blunt Amendment (Original Post)
ProSense
Mar 2012
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atreides1
(16,079 posts)1. Not surprised
Collins has always been a tool...
ProSense
(116,464 posts)3. She has
to do whatever it takes to justify remaining a member of a pathetic party: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002367594
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)2. She is definitely a tool, I just can't think of what kind of tool
perhaps you can help name the tool that most resembles her.