Attention continues to focus on Rep. Chris Collins and his investments in the health care industry.

The Daily Beast website intensified the spotlight Wednesday by reporting that the Clarence Republican stands out among 40 GOP members of Congress who voted for the American Health Care Act while owning stock in health care companies. Collins holds the most stock of any representative – $6.5 million in two local medical device firms.

The publication said Collins’ stake in ZeptoMetrix and Audubon Machinery Corp. is significant because the AHCA would benefit the companies by eliminating billions of dollars in taxes and fees now imposed on medical device firms. The story also noted that the $23 million in investments by the 40 Republicans who voted for the bill are not illegal but raise conflict of interest concerns among ethics lawyers and good government types.

Collins spokesman Michael Kracker blamed the latest report on “partisan attacks.”