The Maine Republican senator has become the No. 1 Senate recipient of private equity donations.

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Susan Collins Backed Down From a Fight with Private Equity. Now They’re Underwriting Her Reelection. <[link removed] messageId ? '&c_src=21932898.124705' : '' }} > The Maine Republican senator has become the No. 1 Senate recipient of private equity donations. by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Theodoric Meyer, Politico

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