GOP Senator, 73, Shows Worrying Health Condition She Covered Up

A health condition that Maine Sen. Susan Collins disclosed this spring was on full display in a lengthy video interview published Wednesday.

Collins, 73, sat down with Politico at a lobster shack in her home state, which she has represented in the Senate since 1997. The Republican, who is running for a sixth term, revealed in May that, throughout her time in the upper chamber, she has had a tremor, which she treats with medication.

“What I have is an extremely common condition that is called a benign essential tremor,” Collins told News Center Maine. “I have had it for the entire time that I have served in the United States Senate. It has absolutely no impact on my ability to do my job or on how I feel each day.”

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