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6 October
11:03 pm

I wrote the paycheck protection Act, which saved two hundred fifty thousand jobs and countless small businesses right here in Maine.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WGME)

11:03 pm
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Why we checked itThe specific figure of 250,000 jobs saved in Maine through the Paycheck Protection Act is a concrete, verifiable claim that could be checked against economic data and program records.
What we foundCollins was a co-author of the PPP alongside at least three other senators, and the 250,000 Maine jobs figure is consistent with reported data, but calling herself the sole author overstates her individual role.
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