Susan Collins serves as the chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Badlands MediaOct 21, 2026
Multiple primary and tier1 sources show Susan Collins served as Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee around the claim date of 2026-10-21, including the official committee membership page (published 2026-10-19), the committee membership list, and AP reporting from August 2026. The claim departs from nothing in the passage, which says the same thing about her chairmanship.
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… to benefit Democrats, I think Susan Collins is also going to be the beneficiary of this, because she is one of only 31, the sole Republican out of 33 seats in in our Congress, the Senate and the House. She is the only Republican in all of New England, and she is also the chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, so all of that funding, all of that government funding, federal funding, runs through her ultimately, right? …
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Supports. The official Senate Appropriations Committee members page, published 2026-10-19, lists Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) as Chair.[3]
Supports. The U.S. Senate committee membership list identifies Collins, Susan M. (ME) as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee.[4]
Supports. AP reporting from August 2026 describes Collins as the Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and her official FAQ says she currently serves as Chair.[1][6]
Context. PolitiFact (June 2026) also describes Collins as Senate Appropriations Committee chair, and a March 2026 Senate press release refers to her as Chair.[2][5]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign seasonapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Collins sides with Trump often, but has opposed key issuespolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Committee Members | United States Senate Committee on Appropriationsappropriations.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Committee on Appropriations - U.S. Senatesenate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Husted appointed to Senate Committee on Appropriationshusted.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 6FAQ - Susan Collins for Mainesusancollins.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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