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Susan M. Collins

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Defense

-54

Helped 813 Hurt 867 Unclear 557

Healthcare

+143

Helped 469 Hurt 326 Unclear 520

Finance

-49

Helped 265 Hurt 314 Mixed 1 Unclear 119

Agriculture

+109

Helped 328 Hurt 219 Unclear 119

Education

-46

Helped 206 Hurt 252 Unclear 203

Energy

-49

Helped 244 Hurt 293 Unclear 100

Veterans Affairs

+192

Helped 345 Hurt 153 Unclear 84

Government Operations

-12

Helped 49 Hurt 61 Unclear 442

Trade

-16

Helped 147 Hurt 163 Unclear 37

Environment

-55

Helped 96 Hurt 151 Unclear 95

Appropriations

+93

Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Transportation

-54

Helped 93 Hurt 147 Unclear 90

Housing

+110

Helped 194 Hurt 84 Unclear 13

Technology

-4

Helped 122 Hurt 126 Unclear 42

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

Helped 131 Hurt 128 Unclear 18

Foreign Policy

-23

Helped 95 Hurt 118 Mixed 1 Unclear 28

Immigration

-108

Helped 35 Hurt 143 Unclear 54

Labor

-17

Helped 55 Hurt 72 Unclear 63

Social Welfare

+93

Helped 119 Hurt 26 Unclear 29

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12417 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 1832 P·7 C·133 Y·1696 N·1356 w:17.5

Direct (1385), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), Legislative (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (7), NPS (7), State (7), Homeland Security (6), Oversight (6), Education (5), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), State/Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1)

General Public 435 P·2 C·72 Y·363 N·347 w:8.9

Direct (287), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Parents (3), Children (2), Foreign (2), Families (1)

Healthcare 263 P·3 C·61 Y·199 N·188 w:7.6

Direct (240), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (1), Patients (1)

Defense 241 C·17 Y·224 N·108 w:1.2

Direct (228), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)

Military 230 C·6 Y·224 N·109 w:0.7

Direct (229), Families (1)

Education 211 P·1 C·70 Y·143 N·121 w:8.9

Direct (197), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Environmental Research (1), HBCUs (1), HSIs (1), Immigrant Students (1), MSIs (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1), Tribal/Native (1)

Agriculture 185 P·7 C·23 Y·155 N·151 w:5.8

Direct (177), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Construction 164 C·7 Y·157 N·131 w:1.1

Direct (161), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

State & Local Government 121 C·46 Y·75 N·65 w:3.7

Direct (111), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Public Safety (2)

Financial Services 104 P·2 C·19 Y·83 N·72 w:4.7

Direct (95), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 1526 P·38 C·465 Y·1029 N·766 w:50.7

Direct (1227), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), HHS (12), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Foreign (5), Intelligence (5), Justice (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), Regulatory (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Federal (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

General Public 154 P·2 C·22 Y·131 N·118 w:4.9

Direct (133), Veterans (20), Taxpayers (1)

Defense 153 C·5 Y·148 N·54 w:1.1

Direct (149), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Education 152 P·5 C·59 Y·89 N·85 w:10.9

Military 136 C·1 Y·135 N·53 w:0.4

Direct (135), Space Force (1)

Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:-0.1

Healthcare 122 C·12 Y·110 N·98 w:1.9

Direct (111), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

Taxpayers 108 P·9 C·14 Y·85 N·85 w:2.8

Financial Services 105 P·2 C·49 Y·54 N·50 w:6.7

Direct (104), Transgender Individuals (1)

Environment 101 P·5 C·44 Y·52 N·51 w:9.6

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more		+101
General Public (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)		+242
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more		+10
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)		-5
Healthcare (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more		+87
Education (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)		+4
Construction (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)		+87
Taxpayers	-	-12
Agriculture (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)		+12
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)		+17
Transportation		+33
Immigration	-	+111
Financial Services (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)		+19
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)		+11
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)		-20

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