News Alert: GOP senators condemn 'vulgar' messages directed at Collins over Kavanaugh vote

View in your browser     GOP senators condemn 'vulgar' messages directed at Collins over Kavanaugh vote GOP senators on Wednesday lashed out at individuals who made "vulgar" calls to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in recent days urging her to reject Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blamed the "far Left" in a tweet for a "harassment campaign" against the moderate Maine senator, calling the comments toward Collins and her staff "truly shameful" and an example of "the desperation of the radicals to try to stop" Kavanaugh's confirmation. Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, tweeted that Collins had been subject to "false, nasty, vulgar, personal, uncivil verbal abuse." Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.