Maine Democratic Party: Senator Collins Said She Would Protect the Arctic Refuge - Then She Voted to Turn It Into an Oil Field
August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 19 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 18:
Yesterday, the Trump administration finalized its plan to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development, a move that Senator Collins paved the way for with her vote for the 2017 GOP tax bill after years of lobbying from the fossil fuel industry.
When Senator Collins ran for reelection in 2002, she promised Mainers that she would protect the Arctic . . .
Yesterday, the Trump administration finalized its plan to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development, a move that Senator Collins paved the way for with her vote for the 2017 GOP tax bill after years of lobbying from the fossil fuel industry.
When Senator Collins ran for reelection in 2002, she promised Mainers that she would protect the Arctic . . .