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柯林斯告诉记者，她反对特朗普对加拿大征收50%关税的政策，以及可能限制邮寄选票递送的新规定
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共和党参议员透露为何不会与J·D·万斯会面
副总统J·D·万斯周一到访缅因州——2026年中期选举的关键摇摆州之一时，共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯并未陪同。(图片来源：C-SPAN 8月22日)
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缅因州联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯是一名温和派共和党人，正在这个倾向民主党的州寻求连任。周一，副总统J·D·万斯到访她的家乡缅因州时，她并未同行。
柯林斯曾多次反对唐纳德·特朗普总统的立法议程，今年她是民主党人的主要攻击目标，她所在的参议院席位是共和党能否保住微弱多数席位的大约12个关键席位之一。
万斯到访缅因州之际，柯林斯正反对特朗普上周末出台的对从加拿大进口的一系列商品征收50%关税的举措——加拿大与缅因州共享漫长的边境线。这位参议员还反对美国邮政署的新规定，该规定一旦实施，可能会限制邮寄投票。
副总统周一将在缅因州布鲁尔的国防技术制造商Compotech公司发表讲话。这是万斯今年第二次到访缅因州，也是柯林斯第二次没有与这位副总统一同亮相。
苏珊·柯林斯无情揭露遭指控的民主党挑战者的黑料
共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯（左）表示，日程冲突导致她无法陪同副总统J·D·万斯前往缅因州布鲁尔。(阿尔·德拉戈/彭博社/盖蒂图片社；布伦丹·斯米亚洛夫斯基 / 法新社/盖蒂图片社)
“我周一已经有安排了，所以无法陪同副总统，”柯林斯周六对记者表示。
今年5月万斯在缅因州班戈举办活动时，参议院正在开会，柯林斯留在了华盛顿。这位参议员保持着一项历史性的出席纪录：过去30年来，她在参议院连续投出了超过1万张记名投票。
但柯林斯周六在参加年度麦迪逊-安森日游行时——这是她今年夏天参加的第七场游行——强调称，上周能源部长克里斯·赖特到访缅因州，参观林肯市一处由联邦资金资助的电池储能项目（该项目位于一家已关闭的造纸厂旧址）时，她与部长一同出席了活动。
“我非常感谢赖特部长的到访，”柯林斯说。
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柯林斯是2021年众议院弹劾特朗普后，在参议院审判中投出定罪票的少数共和党人之一，当时特朗普因1月6日国会山骚乱事件遭到弹劾。她也曾多次投票反对特朗普政府的意愿。
“我仍然认为对加拿大加征新关税是错误的，”柯林斯周六表示。
柯林斯还提及美国邮政署拟实施的一项规定，该规定旨在落实特朗普的行政令，限制邮寄投票：如果某些州不向司法部或国土安全部提交原始选民名册，邮政署将拒绝向这些州递送缺席选票。
“邮寄选票对缅因州民众非常重要，”柯林斯说。“我不支持任何会让老年人更难在选举日通过邮寄方式投票的限制措施。”
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共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯于8月14日周五在缅因州基特里启动全州巴士巡回活动期间，与一名缅因州选民交谈。(保罗·施泰因豪泽/福克斯新闻)
柯林斯表示，她支持众议院版本的《保护美国选民资格法案》（SAVE America Act），该法案要求选民登记时提供美国公民身份的证明文件，并在联邦选举中提供带照片的身份证件。但她与另外三名共和党议员及所有民主党议员一道，投票反对推进参议院版本的该法案——这是特朗普的一项优先立法事项。
柯林斯也曾在非法移民打击行动和激进的驱逐政策上与特朗普政府持不同意见。联邦执法人员在明尼苏达州枪杀两名抗议移民执法行动的美国公民后，该政府遭到强烈反对。今年夏天，缅因州比迪福德发生一起移民海关执法局（ICE）警员枪杀事件后，这一争议再次发酵。
民主党人，包括她的参议院挑战者、前缅因州参议院议长特洛伊·杰克逊，多次将她与特朗普绑定，并严厉批评她过去为移民海关执法局提供资金支持。
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2026年7月25日，在缅因州班戈，特洛伊·杰克逊在成为缅因州民主党提名的联邦参议员候选人，接替 ballot上的格雷厄姆·普拉特纳后发表讲话。(乔·雷德尔/盖蒂图片社)
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柯林斯是2024年大选时任副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯拿下的州中，唯一一位寻求连任的共和党参议员。强调她与总统及其政府的分歧，可能对柯林斯争取独立选民甚至部分民主党选民有利。
万斯在今年5月到访缅因州时曾表示：“有时我对苏珊·柯林斯感到沮丧。”
“我几乎希望她能更有党派立场。但我喜欢苏珊的一点是，她很独立，因为缅因州就是一个崇尚独立的州。坦率地说，如果她真的像我有时希望的那样有党派立场，她就不适合缅因州的民众，”万斯继续说道。
万斯补充道：“让我们为苏珊·柯林斯点赞，她干得非常出色。”
杰克逊的竞选团队在万斯到访前的社交媒体帖子中，将这位副总统称为“苏珊的伙伴”。
“我相信J·D·万斯喜欢她，因为她做了所有……他想让她做的事，但她并不是在为缅因州人民做事，”杰克逊在附带的视频中说道。
在万斯周一到访缅因州前，副总统办公室未就柯林斯的态度发表任何声明。
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万斯在布鲁尔的活动将有前两届共和党州长保罗·勒佩奇陪同，勒佩奇是缅因州第二国会选区共和党提名候选人。
这个美国东部最偏远、面积最大的国会选区是共和党争取翻盘的绝佳机会，温和派民主党众议员贾里德·戈尔登今年将不再寻求连任。
本文作者保罗·施泰因豪泽为福克斯新闻全程报道全国竞选活动。
Vulnerable GOP senator breaks with Trump on 2 key issues as Vance makes stop without her
August 24, 2026 11:31am EDT / Fox News
Collins told reporters she opposes Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canada and new rules that could restrict absentee ballot delivery
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GOP senator reveals why she won’t meet with JD Vance
Vice President JD Vance will not be joined by Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Monday during his stop in Maine, a top 2026 midterm battleground state. (Credit: C-SPAN – Aug. 22)
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Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a moderate Republican seeking re-election in a blue-leaning state, is not joining Vice President JD Vance on Monday as he stops in her home state of Maine.
Collins, who at times has opposed President Donald Trump’s legislative priorities, is a top target for Democrats this year as she runs in a midterm race that’s among roughly a dozen that will determine if the GOP holds onto its slim Senate majority.
Vance’s stop in Maine comes as Collins opposes Trump’s move this past weekend to impose 50% tariffs on a range of goods from Canada, which shares a long border with Maine. And the senator is also opposed to new U.S. Postal Service rules that, if implemented, could rein in mail-in voting.
The vice president on Monday delivers remarks in Brewer, Maine, at Compotech, a defense technology manufacturer. It’s the second stop this year by Vance in Maine and the second time that Collins has not teamed up with the vice president.
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins, left, said scheduling conflicts prevented her from joining Vice President JD Vance in Brewer, Maine.(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
“I am already scheduled on Monday, so I will not be able to join the vice president,” Collins told reporters on Saturday.
The Senate was in session when Vance held an event in Bangor, Maine, in May, and Collins stayed in Washington. The senator holds a historic attendance record of casting over 10,000 consecutive roll call votes in the Senate dating back three decades.
But Collins, speaking to reporters as she marched in the annual Madison-Anson Days parade, her seventh parade this summer, highlighted that she teamed up last week with Energy Secretary Chris Wright when he stopped in Maine to tour a federally funded battery storage project in Lincoln built on the site of a closed paper mill.
“I really appreciated Secretary Wright’s presence,” Collins said.
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Collins, who was one of a small group of Republicans who voted to convict Trump in a 2021 Senate trial after the House impeached him following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has at times voted against the Trump administration’s wishes.
“I still think imposing new tariffs on Canada is a mistake,” Collins said on Saturday.
Collins also referred to the proposed U.S. Post Office rule to implement a Trump executive order to rein in mail-in voting by refusing to deliver absentee ballots in states that have not turned over their raw voter rolls to the Justice Department or Department of Homeland Security.
“Mail-in ballots are very important to the people of Maine,” Collins said. “I do no support restrictions that make it more difficult for seniors to cast votes on Election Day via the mail.”
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins speaks with a Maine voter as the longtime GOP senator kicks off a statewide bus tour, on Friday August 14, in Kittery, Maine.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Collins says she supports the House version of the federal SAVE America Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act), which mandates documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID for federal elections. But she joined three other Republicans and all Democrats to vote against advancing a Senate version of the bill, which is a top Trump priority.
Collins has also taken issue with the Trump administration over its crackdown on illegal immigration, and its aggressive deportation efforts. The administration received backlash following the fatal shootings by federal enforcement agents of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota who were protesting immigration operations. And the issue flared again this summer, after a fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford, Maine.
Democrats, including her Senate challenger, former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, have repeatedly linked her to Trump, and heavily criticized her for her past funding for ICE.
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Troy Jackson speaks as he became the Maine Democratic Party’s choice to be their U.S. Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Collins is the only Republican senator running for re-election in a state then-Vice President Kamala Harris carried in the 2024 election. And highlighting her differences with the president and his administration may be beneficial to Collins as she woos independent voters and even some Democrats.
Vance, during his May stop in Maine, said, “Sometimes I get frustrated with Susan Collins.”
“I almost wish that she was more partisan. But the thing I love about Susan is she is independent, because Maine is an independent state. And, frankly, if she was as partisan as I sometimes wish that she was, she would not be a good fit for the people of Maine,” Vance continued.
Vance added, “Let’s give a shoutout to Susan Collins, who’s doing a great job.”
Jackson’s campaign, in a social media post ahead of Vance’s visit, called the vice president “Susan’s pal.”
“I’m sure JD Vance loves her because she’s doing everything.. that he wants for her, but she’s not doing it for Maine people,” Jackson argued in an accompanying video.
The vice president’s office did not offer a statement regarding Collins ahead of his Monday stop in Maine.
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Vance will be joined in Brewer by former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who is the GOP nominee in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
The most rural district, the largest in the eastern U.S., is a top flip opportunity for the GOP, with moderate Democratic Rep. Jared Golden declining to seek re-election this year.
Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News
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