GOP’s Susan Collins cites Medicaid cuts as reason she voted no
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who quickly left after casting her vote on Tuesday, pinned her opposition to the bill on the “harmful impact it will have on Medicaid.”
“I strongly support extending the tax relief for families and small businesses. My vote against this bill stems primarily from the harmful impact it will have on Medicaid, affecting low-income families and rural health care providers like our hospitals and nursing homes,” the Republican wrote in a statement.
Collins said 400,000 of her constituents — nearly a third of the state’s population — depend on Medicaid.
