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Senator Collins has taken money from corporations and gotten contracts through the appropriations committee

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Troy Jackson, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 2 (WMTW)

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Why we checked itSpecific allegation that Collins received corporate money and steered contracts through appropriations — a pay-to-play implication that is verifiable through FEC records and appropriations data
What we foundThere is documented evidence that Collins received substantial corporate and contractor donations and steered federal contracts through the appropriations process, but Collins' office and the FBI deny any improper quid-pro-quo arrangement, making the claim as a unified accusation of corrupt exchange genuinely disputed.
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