DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> protesters call out <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SenatorSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SenatorSusanCollins</span></a> for not holding a town hall in 25 years</p><p>Story by Allyson Lapierre, WGME, March 16, 2025</p><p>PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "Dozens of protesters took to Congress Square Park in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> on Sunday, calling on Senator Susan Collins to hold a town hall for her constituents.</p><p>"The group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndivisibleGreaterPortland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndivisibleGreaterPortland</span></a> says Senator Collins has not held a town hall for Mainers in over 25 years. So, on Sunday, the group held a town hall without her.</p><p>"Participants voiced concerns about federal cuts from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>, and Trump's talk about taking over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenland</span></a> and Gaza.</p><p>"'People are scared. People have questions. People need answers. People don't understand what's going on. Things are just moving too fast, and they're out of touch with their elected officials who basically are sending form letters and not explaining their votes,' Marie Follayttar, who attended the event, said.</p><p>"CBS13 reached out to Senator Collins for a response but did not hear back."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/protesters-in-portland-demand-town-hall-from-senator-collins/ar-AA1B2vel" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pr</span><span class="invisible">otesters-in-portland-demand-town-hall-from-senator-collins/ar-AA1B2vel</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indivisible</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UselessSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UselessSusanCollins</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>