Susan Collins Joins Growing Group of Republicans Who Back $2,000 Stimulus Payments

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks alongside a bipartisan group of Democrat and Republican members of Congress as they announce a proposal for a COVID-19 relief bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 14, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she supports $2,000 stimulus checks, joining a growing group of Republican senators who back the higher payments.

“Hospital workers, firefighters, our police officers, our truck drivers,” Collins told Maine Public Radio. “I think this would be very welcome relief and assistance to them.”