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 […]
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Maine’s senators to play key roles in Supreme Court confirmation
Maine’s two senators are among the crucial centrists whose decisions will weigh heavily on whether Colorado’s Neil Gorsuch is able to secure a filibuster-proof majority to claim the U.S. Supreme Court seat that’s been vacant for nearly a year. Because the Senate requires 60 votes to end a filibuster and has only 52 Republicans, there […]
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Maine’s senators denounce Trump’s ban on immigration from 7 Muslim countries
Both of Maine’s U.S. senators said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on immigration from seven Islamic countries is off the mark. “The worldwide refugee ban set forth in the executive order is overly broad and implementing it will be immediately problematic,” said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican. She said, for example, “it […]
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Fryeburg Academy celebrating 225th anniversary
FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy is celebrating its 225th anniversary next month with an exhibition and recollections from alumni. It is planned for 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. Refreshments will be served. While Fryeburg Academy celebrated its bicentennial, Communications Director Laura Ayer said she “doesn’t know if we have had […]
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Sen. Angus King to vote against Betsy DeVos as education secretary
AUGUSTA — Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine will vote against President Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary because of her views in favor of school choice. “Her whole career has been school choice to the exclusion of the basic public education system, and I am just such a firm believer in public education […]