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13 October
5:09 pm

senator Collins who voted five times to put us in that war

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Troy Jackson, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 3 (WABI/WAGM)

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Why we checked itA specific number of votes attributed to Senator Collins on a war authorization is a concrete, verifiable voting record claim.
What we foundCollins did vote against war powers resolutions to stop the Iran War multiple times before switching her position — the count of five 'no' votes is consistent with available evidence — but the phrase 'to put us in that war' mischaracterizes the nature of those votes, which were votes against ending an already-underway war rather than votes to initiate it.
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