In this May 2, 2017, file photo, Maine Gov. Paul LePage, left, testifies during a House Natural Resources subcommittee oversight hearing on Antiquities Act. on Capitol Hill in Washington. LePage says he’s not running for the U.S. Senate.. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s not running for […]
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Sen. King: GOP health care bill is ‘cruel, damaging’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, on Wednesday called the Republican health care proposal that recently passed the House “the most ill-conceived, damaging and downright cruel piece of legislation” he’s seen in his adult life. On the Senate floor Wednesday, King denounced the American Health Care Act as “a foolishly misnamed bill that […]
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A special counsel needed for Trump investigation, says Angus King
The surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey Tuesday caused Maine lawmakers to split along partisan lines in statement each released in response. In the biggest development, U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent, said President Donald Trump’s decision called for “a special counsel to carry forward the investigation” into possible ties between Russia and […]
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Maine may offer path forward for GOP health care plan
As Republicans scramble to try to come up with a successor to the Affordable Care Act, or at least an alternative that can win over a majority of the GOP-controlled House, many are looking to Maine for a possible model. In recent days, they’ve been talking about the high-risk pool established in Maine to provide […]
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Sen. Rand Paul backs Eric Brakey’s bid to unseat Angus King
Republican Eric Brakey’s long shot bid for a U.S. Senate seat got a boost Monday with the public backing of one of the senators with whom he hopes to serve. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., sent out a fundraising email for Brakey on Monday that said the 28-year-old Mainer “has a proven liberty first resume.” […]
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Susan Collins, Angus King go on ‘Meet the Press’ to discuss health care policy
Vice President Mike Pence went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to talk up a state health care reform baked into Republicans’ Affordable Care Act replacement plan. But our U.S. senators seemed split on whether that’s a good thing. After their last replacement plan was pulled in March for lack of support, Republican leaders have made changes […]
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Susan Collins hailed as least partisan senator for 4th straight year
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who serve together on the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, confer March 28, 2017, on Capitol Hill after doing television news interviews, in Washington. In an era of often bitter partisanship, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins stands out as the premier example […]
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Susan Collins, Angus King defend Senate probe into Russia-Trump ties
Despite reports of a lack of progress in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s probe of Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election, the two Maine senators who serve on the panel said they think it’s still on track. “While I would have hoped that the committee would be moving faster, my sense is that this investigation, […]
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Jared Golden skeptical of VA mental health improvements
AUGUSTA — Shortly after a legislative hearing focused on the failings of mental health care for Maine veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ inspector general issued a report hailing improvements by the VA’s Maine Healthcare System. All four members of the state’s congressional delegation said in a joint statement they were “pleased to see improvement” […]
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Sen. Angus King: Russian hackers got more on Hillary Clinton than released
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, left, and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., right, listen as Clint Watts, center, a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute Program on National Security, testifies Thursday, March 30, 2017, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Russian intelligence activities. Lawmakers heading the Senate Intelligence Committee focused […]