一个民主党超级政治行动委员会（超级筹委会）周一发起了一项新的广告活动，抨击缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯，指责她导致缅因州约十几家分娩中心关闭，辩称她帮助推动了《一个宏伟美丽法案》（OBBBA）中大规模的医疗补助削减，尽管她投了反对票。
A Democratic super PAC on Monday launched a new ad campaign attacking Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for the closure of about a dozen birthing centers in Maine, arguing she helped enable the massive Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) even though she voted against the legislation.
支持在参议院建立民主党多数席位的参议院多数派政治行动委员会宣布了一项耗资200万美元的广告活动，将在缅因州全州播放，将她去年推动OBBBA法案的投票与缅因州分娩中心的关闭联系起来。
The Senate Majority PAC, which supports efforts to establish a Democratic majority in the Senate, announced a $2 million ad campaign to air across Maine, tying her vote to advance the OBBBA last year to the closure of birthing centers in Maine.
“特朗普的医疗补助削减迫使缅因州的产科病房关闭。遇到紧急情况时，孕妇将不得不开车一小时甚至更久才能到达医院，危及婴儿和母亲的生命，”缅因州贝尔法斯特的医生彼得·米拉德在广告中说。
“Trump’s Medicaid cuts are forcing labor and delivery units to close in Maine. When there’s an emergency, mothers will have to drive an hour or more to the hospital, jeopardizing the life of the baby and the mother,” Peter Millard, a doctor from Belfast, Maine, said in the ad.
“苏珊·柯林斯是推动特朗普医疗补助削减的关键一票，目的是给亿万富翁减税。每当关键时刻，苏珊·柯林斯都向唐纳德·特朗普妥协。”
“Susan Collins was the deciding vote to advance Trump’s Medicaid cuts, so they can give billionaires a tax break. Every time it matters, Susan Collins caves to Donald Trump.”
柯林斯是去年一小群投反对票反对OBBBA法案最终通过的共和党人之一，她直接援引了对医疗补助覆盖范围缩减的担忧。然而，民主党批评者辩称，她最初是推动该法案的关键一票。
Collins was among a small group of Republicans last year who voted against final passage of the OBBBA, directly citing her concerns about the reductions in Medicaid coverage. Democratic critics have argued, however, that she was the deciding vote in advancing the bill initially.
前缅因州民主党参议员候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在竞选期间也表达了类似的批评。
Former Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner echoed similar criticisms during his campaign.
她投票推动的版本包含医疗补助削减，但柯林斯随后在法案进入议程后投票支持修正案，以从法案中删除这些削减。
The version she voted to advance included Medicaid cuts, but Collins went on to vote in favor of amendments to strip those cuts from the bill once it was on the floor.
柯林斯的支持者和工作人员指出，即使她对该法案投了“反对”票，副总统万斯的决定性一票也会推动该法案通过，而她最终还是投了反对票。她的支持者还指出，法案中包含的医疗补助削减尚未生效。
Collins's supporters and staff have pointed out that even if she had voted "no" on the bill, Vice President Vance's tie-breaking vote would have advanced it anyway, and she ultimately voting against passing it. Her supporters have also noted that the Medicaid cuts included in the bill have yet to go in effect.
事实核查非营利组织PolitiFact认定，之前指责柯林斯“站在特朗普一边削减医疗补助”的说法是虚假的。
The fact-checking nonprofit group PolitiFact called previous criticisms of Collins claiming she "sided with Trump to cut Medicaid" false.
柯林斯的竞选团队已针对这些攻击做出强硬回应，在社交媒体上发布声明进行反驳。"我并没有投票削减医疗补助。我正是因为该法案中的医疗补助条款，才投了反对票反对'一项宏伟美好的法案'。我曾警告过，拟议的削减可能威胁缅因州居民的医疗保健，并让农村医院面临更大风险，"柯林斯在脸书上写道。"缅因健康引用了低出生量和越来越难以招募专业提供者以安全配备全州产科病房的情况，"她的声明继续说道。"
Collins's campaign has responded aggressively to these attacks, pushing back in a statement on social media. "I did NOT vote to cut Medicaid. I voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill specifically because of its Medicaid provisions. I warned that the proposed reductions could threaten health care for Mainers and put rural hospitals at further risk," Collins wrote on Facebook. "MaineHealth has cited low birth volumes and an increasing inability to recruit specialized providers to safely staff labor and delivery units around the state," her statement continued.
这已是持续多年的问题，并非始于去年通过的立法。事实上，缅因健康多年来一直呼吁缅因州州长和立法机构帮助解决威胁农村产科护理的劳动力、报销和人口压力。作为参议院议长，特罗伊·杰克逊本应将此作为优先事项。"
"This has been an ongoing problem for years and did not begin as a result of legislation passed last year. In fact, MaineHealth has called on Maine’s Governor and Legislature to help address the workforce, reimbursement, and demographic pressures that have been threatening rural maternity care for years. This is something Troy Jackson should have prioritized as Senate president."