Private equity backing Maine senator's reelection bid after she backed off tax
B y Justin Elliott , ProPublica and Theodoric Meyer, Politico This story was originally published by ProPublica . — — — In late November 2017, Senate Republicans were racing to secure the votes for their sweeping tax overhaul. With no Democrats supporting the bill and even some Republicans wavering, Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine Republican, found herself with enormous leverage. The day before the vote,