Susan Collins Casts 10,000th Straight Senate Vote

Sen. Susan Collins sets record with 10,000 straight Senate votes

Republican Sen. Susan Collins became the first senator in history to record 10,000 consecutive votes without missing a single roll call, continuing a streak that began in 1997.Collins cast her first vote after being elected in 1996, when she voted to confirm President Bill Clintons nomination of Madeleine Albright as secretary of state. Her streak has drawn bipartisan praise.No matter what has been going on in the world or in her life, Senator C…

Maine's Sen. Susan Collins Casts 10,000th Consecutive Roll Call Vote in Washington

Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) cast her 10,000th consecutive roll call vote Thursday, marking a major milestone in her unbroken streak which began in 1997. “Mainers are known for their work ethic, and they deserve a Senator who works just as hard for them,” Collins said in a statement celebrating the achievement. “Growing up in [...] The post Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins Casts 10,000th Consecutive Roll Call Vote in Washington appeared first on The…

Casting her 10,000th vote in a row, Susan Collins sets a Senate record - The Boston Globe

The Maine Republican, who is in the middle of a tumultuous reelection race, became the first senator in history to reach the threshold without missing a vote.

Collins Sets US Senate Record For Consecutive Votes

The New York Times reports: Shortly after Susan Collins entered the Senate in January 1997 as a Republican from Maine, some of her more jaded senior colleagues offered her a bit of professional advice: Make sure to miss at least one roll-call vote to avoid getting trapped in an unbroken streak. “More experienced senators said, ‘Miss one early; remove the pressure,’” Ms. Collins recalled. “I just wasn’t comfortable with that.” Twenty-nine years l…

Senate Vote Chaos — Susan Collins Just Cast a Breaking Vote to ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) broke with Senate Republican leadership on Thursday and sided with Democrats. Collins broke ranks and voted in favor of a Democratic-backed motion to send the Senate’s $70 billion budget reconciliation package back to committee for further review. The procedural motion, offered by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), sought to recommit the legislation to the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate allegations that insurance co…

Susan Collins Sets Record in Not Missing a Senate Vote

New York Times: “Ms. Collins has not missed a single roll call in her Senate service, and on Thursday night, she became the first senator in history to reach 10,000 consecutive votes cast without an absence.” “The record came as she crossed party lines to support an unsuccessful Democratic bid to send her party’s immigration bill back to committee to add a requirement that the government investigate losses and denials of Medicaid benefits.”