Maine’s congressional delegation found some hope in the softer tone and unifying words offered by President Donald Trump in his Tuesday night speech to Congress. From compromise on immigration to a renewed focus on economic growth, lawmakers latched on to presidential comments that lined up with their political agendas. Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said […]
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Sen. Susan Collins offers tentative backing for bill to help immigrant children
A bipartisan measure to offer legal protection for undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children is likely to have the backing of both U.S. senators from Maine. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, said recently she supports the goal of the bill once she gets some clarification about what happens when someone who otherwise […]
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Collins, King, Pingree urge LePage to drop fight against North Woods monument
Northern Maine accepts the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and so should Gov. Paul LePage. That’s the message from Maine’s two U.S. senators and Rep. Chellie Pingree in separate statements released Wednesday and Thursday. They said LePage was wrong to ask President Donald Trump to reverse an executive order that created the monument and return the land to private ownership or […]
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Susan Collins says Senate probe of Russian influence will be thorough
A Senate panel’s secret investigation into charges of Russian interference in last year’s presidential election is already making progress, said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Collins said Tuesday the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence probe will be thorough and non-partisan. “We are deep into that investigation,” Collins said while speaking to a group from Mainers […]
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Feds: Auburn Manufacturing hurt by Chinese imports; impose duty fees
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed with Auburn Manufacturing Inc. owners that Chinese competitors have been selling unfairly subsidized industrial fabric in the U.S., and will begin collecting duties on imports of the Chinese products. The announcement was made Wednesday by all four members of Maine’s congressional delegation, who have been […]
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Medicare needs permission to negotiate with drug companies, Sen. Angus King says
Calling it “a travesty on the taxpayers,” U.S. Sen. Angus King is pressing to secure congressional approval to let Medicare negotiate lower prescription drug prices. The proposal would allow the government health care program for seniors to seek volume discounts from pharmaceutical companies that provide drugs for Medicare Part D’s 41 million participants. Since the passage […]
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Mainers flooding senator's office with phone calls, emails
U.S. Sen. Angus King’s office is getting about 10 times as many emails and phone calls from Mainers as usual. The state’s independent junior senator said Friday that his office is logging about 20,000 a week these days instead of the 2,000 or so it has normally received during his four years in office. “It’s […]
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U.S. Sen. Angus King promises thorough probe of alleged Russia-Trump ties
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is about to get moving on its investigation into possible ties between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. U.S. Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who is a member of the panel, said the probe “will be underway next week, at least on the staff level.” King also promised that […]
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Susan Collins takes a stand against Donald Trump’s education nominee
Maine’s senior U.S. senator, Republican Susan Collins, said Wednesday that she will oppose President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of education. In a move praised by the Maine Education Association, Collins said she cannot vote for Betsy DeVos for the post because she’s concerned the nominee doesn’t have enough familiarity with the needs of public […]
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Susan Collins still unsure about Betsy DeVos as nation’s education chief
It still isn’t clear whether U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is willing to vote for President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the U.S. Department of Education. Collins agreed Tuesday to support sending Betsy DeVos’ name to the full Senate for consideration but specifically mentioned that she had yet to make up her mind which way to […]