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Did Collins vote to fund WIC?

Matches stated record claim. She voted for H.R.5371 on November 10, 2025. The law, signed November 12, appropriated $8.2 billion for WIC for fiscal 2026.

Susan M. Collins

WIC funding

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What they say

Collins said she supported WIC, the nutrition program for women, infants and children.

What the record shows ·

She voted for H.R.5371 on November 10, 2025. The law, signed November 12, appropriated $8.2 billion for WIC for fiscal 2026.

Limit: Her vote covered the whole bill. This does not assess every safety-net program or the funding’s results.

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  1. Maine Public debate, Collins on WIChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGo7A3R9r8&t=1560s

    Maine Public / NEWS CENTER Maine / Portland Press Herald · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026

    Paraphrase from one saved native English-caption copy, about 26:01–26:26. The surrounding exchange was checked; caption cue timings locate the passage, not exact speech boundaries.

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  2. Senate Roll Call 618, H.R.5371, November 10, 2025https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00618.htm

    U.S. Senate · Published Nov 10, 2025 · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026

    Final passage carried 60–40; Collins voted Yea. Her vote covered the complete bill.

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  3. Public Law 119-37, Division B, Title IV: WIChttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Nov 12, 2025 · Reviewed Nov 2, 2026

    Signed November 12, 2025. Division B, Title IV, 139 Stat. 534 appropriates $8.2 billion for fiscal 2026 WIC. The total includes a $150 million reserve available through September 30, 2027; an appropriation is not spending or outcomes.

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