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Did Collins join Maine’s request to investigate the Biddeford shooting?

Matches stated record claim. A July 14, 2026 delegation letter asks the DHS inspector general for a comprehensive, transparent and expedited investigation. It names Collins, King, Pingree and Golden.

Susan M. Collins

Biddeford investigation request

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What they say

She said Maine’s entire congressional delegation requested an inspector-general investigation of the Biddeford shooting.

What the record shows ·

A July 14, 2026 delegation letter asks the DHS inspector general for a comprehensive, transparent and expedited investigation. It names Collins, King, Pingree and Golden.

Limit: This verifies the joint request, not the investigation’s findings.

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  1. Maine debate, October 15, 2026, about 31:52https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGo7A3R9r8&t=1912s

    Maine Public · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Paraphrase from one saved native-caption copy, cues 667–670. Overlapping cue durations locate the passage; they are not exact speech boundaries.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Collins join Maine’s request to investigate the Biddeford shooting?

  2. Maine delegation letter to DHS Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari, July 14, 2026, two pages (document)

    Maine congressional delegation · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Maine delegation letter to DHS Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari, July 14, 2026, two pages. Its printed names are Angus S. King Jr., Susan M. Collins, Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden. Pingree’s same-day office publication names all four and republishes the request body. This supports the joint request, not whether an investigation occurred, its independence, findings or effects.

    official legislative record

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  3. Maine delegation requests an expedited investigation of the Biddeford shootinghttps://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6801

    Office of Representative Chellie Pingree · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Co-signer office publication names all four members and republishes the request. It concerns the same letter, not a separate inquiry or its findings.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Collins join Maine’s request to investigate the Biddeford shooting?

  4. Maine delegation calls for full, expedited investigation into ICE fatal shooting in Mainehttps://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/maine-delegation-calls-for-full-expedited-investigation-into-ice-fatal-shooting-in-maine

    Office of Senator Susan Collins · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 1, 2026

    Same-day office publication of the joint request; not a second independent action or investigation finding.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Collins join Maine’s request to investigate the Biddeford shooting?