Susan Collins, amid tough Maine Senate battle, says she's long had benign tremor

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Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) revealed to a local media outlet that she has benign tremor that sometimes causes trembling in her hands, head or voice and is taking medication for the condition but said it “has absolutely no impact on my ability to do my job.” Collins, who is 73, shared the details ab