Jackson Attacks Collins on Health Care and Tariffs at Union Rally
The Democratic Senate candidate renewed his call for Medicare for All as the incumbent defended Medicaid work requirements in a separate interview.
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Troy Jackson, the Democrat challenging U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, told union members and volunteers at a campaign rally on Oct. 24 that Collins had failed Maine workers on health care and trade, NEWS CENTER Maine reported.
With 10 days left before the midterm election, Jackson repeated his support for Medicare for All and faulted Collins for backing the Trump administration's tax and spending law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which reduces projected federal Medicaid spending.
In an interview with the station earlier in the week, Collins said she opposed the Medicaid reductions but supported work requirements for adults she described as able-bodied and without young children or caregiving duties.
Jackson also faulted Collins over her announcement on Oct. 23 that she had persuaded the Trump administration to lift additional tariffs on Canadian goods affecting Maine agriculture, saying the tariffs should never have been imposed and that trade authority belongs to the Senate.
Collins, for her part, said Jackson's backing from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders reflected an effort to push the Democratic Party toward socialism. Jackson appeared with Ocasio-Cortez at a Portland rally on Oct. 22.
Jackson said the Department of Justice's plan to send election monitors to Maine polling places was an attempt to "take away voting rights and access."
This story was first reported by newscentermaine.com.
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