Gov. Paul LePage blasted Maine’s two U.S. senators Tuesday for their recent votes against a health care overhaul package backed by Senate Republicans. LePage, who previously said he also opposed the Senate Republican bill that was defeated last week, said during a Tuesday radio interview on WVOM that independent Sen. Angus King and Republican Sen. Susan Collins […]
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Susan Collins is going to run for governor, Paul LePage says
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he believes that Maine’s senior senator, Republican Susan Collins, has her eye on Blaine House.. “I think she knows what she’s doing. She’s planning to run for governor,” LePage told Portland radio station WGAN. Collins, who’s been in the Senate for two decades, has said she plans to […]
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Bruce Poliquin opposes Obamacare repeal unless there's an alternative ready
Bruce Poliquin President Donald Trump’s call to repeal the Affordable Care Act and then work to find a replacement for it failed to sway anyone in Maine’s legislative delegation. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a 2nd District Republican, said Tuesday that “in light of what we have seen over the last several months, once again, I […]
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Angus King ahead of Eric Brakey in contributions for 2018 U.S. Senate
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The latest federal campaign finance reports show U.S. Sen. Angus King is the top fundraiser in the 2018 U.S. Senate race. King reported raising about $650,000 during the spring and nearly $1.6 million in total this year. He received $20,000 apiece from aerospace and defense corporation General Dynamics and leadership PACs […]
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Paul LePage may seek U.S. Senate seat after all
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said he may jump into the U.S. Senate race after all. Speaking to a Portland radio station Thursday morning, the governor said he’s getting pressure to reconsider his decision to steer clear of the 2018 contest. U.S. Sen. Angus King, a first-term Maine independent, has only one challenger to his […]
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Angus King, Susan Collins worry hackers could leave U.S. in dark
With hackers taking aim at America’s electric grid, including nuclear plants, Maine’s two senators are pushing legislation they hope will keep the lights on. “Time is running out” to improve the system, said U.S. Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee. “It’s vital that we act now to bolster […]
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Susan Collins says no to Obamacare repeal
With the apparent demise of the Senate Republican’s health-care bill, President Donald Trump and others have called for repealing the Affordable Care Act without having a successor program in hand. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, said Tuesday she’s opposed to repeal alone. “I do not think that it’s constructive to repeal a law […]
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Susan Collins, Angus King both oppose revised Senate health care bill
A new health care proposal by the Senate GOP may face a rocky future. Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said changes made to the measure’s first draft aren’t enough. “Still deep cuts to Medicaid in Senate bill,” she said in a statement on Twitter, where she said she’ll vote no on whether to […]
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Susan Collins and Angus King oppose GOP health care bill
WASHINGTON — After the Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday that the Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured in 2026 than under President Barack Obama’s health care law, Maine’s senators said they will oppose the bill. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she would vote against a GOP procedural motion, expected Wednesday, to begin […]
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Opposition pressuring Susan Collins to reject Senate health care bill
Working as a long-term substitute teacher and with a baby on the way, 31-year-old Tom Kelley figured he was young enough and healthy enough to “coast a little” without coughing up scarce cash for health insurance for a while. Then the Lewiston man noticed something unsettling, went to his doctor and learned that he really […]