Read Senator Susan Collins’ Eyewitness Account On U.S. Capitol Attack
Maine United States Senator Susan Collins arrived at the U.S. Capitol around 12:30 this past Wednesday afternoon. It was already to be a special day there, but of course what happened later that afternoon made the day one that would stand out in U.S. History.
Here is Susan Collins eyewitness account of what happened that day last week, as told to the Bangor Daily News, and as provided to us by her office.
- Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, was destined to be a significant day. The Senate and the House would decide whether to certify the electoral votes in the presidential election, and I knew that there would be challenges against at least three states. I had studied the very limited role that the Constitution assigns to Congress, but was well aware that emotions were running high because of the president’s repeated claims that the election was “stolen,” despite the fact that approximately 90 judges, includi
Collins sworn in for historic fifth term in U.S. Senate
She fought through a hotly contested race last year to become the first popularly elected Maine senator to win a fifth term.
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks in Bangor on Nov. 4, the day after her re-election victory.
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was sworn in to a historic fifth term in office on Sunday after having battled through a fiercely contested race to win re-election in November.
Former U.S. Sen. and Secretary of Defense William Cohen escorted Collins to her swearing-in ceremony in the Senate chamber, along with her husband, Tom Daffron.