WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Casts 9,750th Consecutive Vote * Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Majority Leader John Thune on the Senate floor congratulating Senator Collins on reaching this milestone. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins cast her 9,750th consecutive Senate roll call vote, extending the unbroken voting streak she began in 1997. She is the first Senator in history to have cast this many votes without ever miss more PR