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Maine Sen. Collins' voting streak approaches 5,000
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Edited | J.R. Jul 11, 2012 05:11pm |
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| News Date | Sunday, July 8, 2012 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | PORTLAND, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins has gone to great lengths to preserve her unbroken voting streak in Washington.
The Maine Republican has never missed a vote since taking office in January 1997 — a record that evokes comparisons to baseball great Cal Ripken. This week, she expects to make her 5,000th consecutive vote.
Among sitting senators, only Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa has a longer voting streak, having cast 6,444 consecutive votes dating back to 1993, when he missed votes to join President Bill Clinton in touring flood damage in Iowa. Grassley said his voting record shows he's "not horsing around" while he's in Washington but, unlike Collins, he can't claim that he never missed a vote. Collins' record stood at 4,997 votes as the Senate prepared to reconvene. |
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