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Was Collins Maine’s first Appropriations chair in nearly a century?

Matches stated record claim. Collins became Appropriations chair in 2025, the first Mainer since Frederick Hale’s 1932–1933 chairmanship.

Susan M. Collins

Appropriations chair history

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Collins said she was Maine’s first Appropriations chair in nearly a century.

What the record shows ·

She became chair in January 2025. The previous Mainer, Frederick Hale, chaired the committee in 1932–1933.

Limit: This verifies the office history, not her claimed project totals.

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  1. Maine Public debate, Collins on Appropriations chairmanshiphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGo7A3R9r8&t=89s

    Maine Public · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026

    Paraphrase from saved native captions at 1:29; the project totals mentioned nearby are not assessed.

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  2. S.Res.16, committee membership, agreed January 7, 2025https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119sres16ats/html/BILLS-119sres16ats.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jan 7, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026

    Committee on Appropriations lists Ms. Collins (Chair).

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  3. Senate Appropriations Committee, Collins becomes chair, January 7, 2025https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majority/senator-collins-officially-becomes-chair-of-senate-appropriations-committee?source=email

    U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations · Published Jan 7, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026

    Identifies Collins as the first Mainer to chair the committee in 92 years.

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  4. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, S.Pub.113-7, chair table, printed page 11 (document)

    U.S. Senate Historical Office · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026

    Frederick Hale (R-ME) chaired in 1932–1933. Table runs through 2013; the separate 2025 announcement supplies the later history.

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  5. Senate Appropriations Committee membershiphttps://www.appropriations.senate.gov/about/members

    U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations · Reviewed Oct 27, 2026

    Current membership identifies Susan Collins of Maine as chair; historical dates are established separately.

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