Promote a seven-point jobs plan that spurs small business investment, strengthens workforce education and training, reduces regulatory red tape, supports Maine agriculture and manufacturing, and invests in infrastructure to grow Maine's economy.

Promoting good policies that encourage the creation of more jobs remains my top priority for the year ahead. I have developed a Seven Point Plan for Jobs in Maine, which includes proposals to spur small business investment, ensure robust workforce education and training, reduce regulatory red tape that stifles job creation, support Maine agriculture and manufacturing, and invest in the infrastructure needed to expand our economy.

Collins says her top priority for the coming year is a seven-point jobs plan for Maine focused on investment, training, deregulation, agriculture, manufacturing, and infrastructure.

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The last-lookback press release index lists several economy/infrastructure-related actions, including July 2, 2026 funding for Eastport Breakwater and Fish Pier upgrades, June 30, 2026 remarks at a Camp Ellis construction kickoff, June 29, 2026 visit to Sappi Somerset Mill, and June 16, 2026 announcement of more than $16 million for economic development projects across Maine.

The last 30-day window shows continued later-term promotion of infrastructure, manufacturing, and economic-development projects, but it does not newly prove full delivery of the 2014 term promise.

partial later_term A for effort

Press Releases | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
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Collins' official Jobs & Economy issue page says she supports robust workforce training, has championed policies that support small businesses, and has authored or supported legislation for tax relief, cutting bureaucratic red tape, and fair trade policies for Maine workers and businesses.

This official issue page closely tracks the commitment's themes and is evidence that Collins continued to promote the jobs-plan agenda, though it is a self-description and not proof that every point was enacted.

partial unknown A for effort

Jobs & Economy | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
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Congress.gov records H.R.748 as Public Law 116-136. The CRS summary says the law established the Paycheck Protection Program to provide cash-flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans and loan forgiveness.

The CARES Act delivered a major small-business support component during Collins' 2015-2021 term, although it was an emergency pandemic measure rather than the complete seven-point plan.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.748 - CARES Act | Congress.gov
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The Senate roll call for H.R.748 as amended shows the bill passed 96-0 on March 25, 2020, and lists Collins (R-ME) as voting Yea.

This official vote record ties Collins personally to Senate passage of the CARES Act small-business relief measure.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 116th Congress - Vote 80
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Congress.gov records H.R.2353 as Public Law 115-224. The summary states that the law reauthorized the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act through FY2024 and revised career and technical education programs, including alignment of workforce skills with labor-market needs.

This law substantially supports the workforce education and training element of the commitment during the relevant Senate term.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.2353 - Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%

Congress.gov records the FAST Act as Public Law 114-94. The summary says it reauthorized through FY2020 core federal-aid highway programs, the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program, federal lands and tribal transportation programs, and nationally significant freight and highway projects.

The FAST Act is concrete same-term infrastructure investment aligned with the jobs-plan commitment, but it addresses only one major plank of the broader seven-point plan.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.22 - FAST Act | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%