Some lawmakers want the shipyard shut down to limit further spread to workers and their communities, but Bath Iron Works says its work is essential to national security and Gov. Janet Mills says she does not have authority to close the business.
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Anti-Trump audience shares views on impeachment with Sen. King
Hundreds turn out at Bowdoin College for a ‘listening session’ about the divisive trial of the president that is about to conclude.
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Impeachment acquittal would shift power to White House, Sen. King says
He says it could reshape the power structure between the president and Congress forever, creating graver implications than abuse-of-power allegations.
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Jared Golden calls on Nancy Pelosi to hand over impeachment charges to Senate
The 2nd Congressional District Democrat said he wishes the House had tried harder to force testimony from key witnesses to dealings with Ukraine.
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Sens. Collins, King object to proposed Navy shipbuilding reductions
The U.S. senators from Maine make their concerns known Tuesday in a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
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Political experts: Pentagon’s proposed cuts to Bath-built destroyers won’t pass Congress
If approved, the Pentagon’s proposed 40 percent reduction in destroyers built between 2021 and 2025 would shrink the Naval fleet to 287 from its current 293 ships.
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Angus King says Saudis need ‘more transparent and complete justice’ for Khashoggi murder
Maine’s junior senator is not content with Saudi Arabia’s secret trial and conviction of eight unidentified men for the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate.
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Susan Collins and Angus King join other senators in calling for swift action on climate crisis
Susan Collins is the only Republican senator to sign the Dec. 9 letter calling current U.S. efforts ’threadbare‘ and urging more action by the federal government.
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Trade war hurting Maine blueberries, and farmers need help, Sen. King says
Maine’s independent senator says the value of the state’s wild blueberry exports to China are on pace to drop by nearly 97% from 2017 levels.
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Sen. King co-sponsors bill to improve telehealth access, a benefit to rural areas
The bill could help patients in rural Maine, where using technology is seen as an increasingly essential way for patients to receive health care.