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Did Collins cosponsor McCain-Feingold campaign-finance reform?

Matches stated direction. She cosponsored the 2001 Senate bill. How early she joined was not assessed.

Susan M. Collins

McCain-Feingold campaign-finance reform

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What they say

In the October 15 debate, Collins described herself as one of the early cosponsors of McCain-Feingold campaign-finance reform.

What the record shows

Congress.gov lists Collins as a cosponsor of S. 27, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001, sponsored by John McCain.

Limit: This checks cosponsorship of the 2001 Senate bill. Her rank among early cosponsors and her broader statement about constitutional rulings were not assessed.

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  1. Maine Public Senate debate, Collins on campaign-finance reformhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGo7A3R9r8&t=2717s

    Maine Public / NEWS CENTER Maine / Portland Press Herald · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    45:17. Paraphrase of saved native English captions; no second transcript compared.

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  2. S. 27, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/27

    Congress.gov / U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 22, 2026

    McCain sponsor and Collins cosponsor confirmed by Congress.gov API. Introduced text title verified. This is not a check of the legal validity or later judicial treatment of every provision.

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