Sens. Collins and King to join weekend COVID-19 relief negotiations with Biden administration The two Maine senators are part of a group of bipartisan moderates known as the 'Gang of 16,' which led passage of the $900 billion relief package last month. Share Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are part of a coalition of centrist senators aiming to influence legislation as the Biden administration begins, and one of the group’s priorities is to shape the proposed COVID-19 relief package. Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, are heading up the group, called the Common Sense Coalition or the Gang of 16.