Hmmm, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is lucky that her tough re-election battle came last year and not in 2010. Collins had pushed for $1 billion in stimulus money for LIHEAP, the government’s program to provide home heating money for low-income residents — and a major Maine priority, given the state’s chilly winters.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=146019