Senator Collins believes tax revenue should be used to fund fetal stem cell research, encouraging the murder of unborn babies. Senator Collins votes with the Democrat party about 52% of the time. Senator Collins was instrumental in helping democrats embarrass the Bush administration and force the resignation of embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. She was one of seven republicans who betrayed their party and joined democrats in condemning Gonzales. The attorney general was under attack from democrats because of his aggressive stance in fighting terrorism. Senator Collins voted for President Obama’s porkulus spending bill. In June of 2006, Senator Collins voted with democrats in support of homosexual marriage. The bill that would ban the practice lost by one vote.