“WASHINGTON — As a group of progressive activists and constituents prepared for a 15-minute meeting on Wednesday with Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, they sat in the lobby of her office and developed a last-ditch strategy to persuade her to vote against the $1.5 trillion tax bill barreling through Congress: tears.”
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Last-Ditch Effort to Sway Senator on Tax Bill Involves Personal Pleas
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