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Trump is not pro-life
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin told the Sun Journal, “I voted for repeal of Obamacare because it was failing” (May 5). The insurance companies’ refusal to pay for pre-existing illness is the reason. The Iowa medical insurance company withdrew. I voted for Bernie Sanders. Roman Catholics voted for Trump because he stated that he was pro-life […]
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Poliquin may be vulnerable in 2018 thanks to health care vote
Despite his big win at the polls last year, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin may be vulnerable. A new poll from a Democratic-oriented nonprofit found the two-term Republican is essentially in a dead heat against a generic Democrat in Maine’s 2nd District. The Patriot Majority USA poll conducted after Poliquin’s vote last week in favor of […]
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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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Free markets don’t work
Why am I not surprised that my representative Bruce Poliquin voted with the Republican majority to do away with the ACA and replace it with a bill that ensures that all too many of my fellow citizens will lose their insurance? This is a return to the dark days of the “free market,” which did […]
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Disappointed with Poliquin vote
I am very disappointed that Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted in favor of the slapdash effort the Republicans in Congress rushed through to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The initial bill failed to pass several weeks ago after the Congressional Budget Office scored the bill, indicating it would result in 24 million Americans losing […]
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Democrats hope to use health care vote to unseat Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Despite a big win in his re-election battle last year, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin remains a top target for Democrats who plan to start going after him with online ads soon. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee listed the second-term Republican among the incumbents it aims to unseat in a 2018 race it hopes to turn […]
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Bruce Poliquin says he will vote for GOP health care bill because ‘ObamaCare is failing’
After weeks of indecision, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin declared Thursday that he will support a health care measure that would repeal key elements of the Affordable Care Act. Poliquin, a two-term Republican from the 2nd District, rushed back to the Capitol early in the day less than 48 hours after his father suffered a stroke […]
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Political newcomer hopes to put a rural Mainer in US House
For Phil Cleaves, a rural mail carrier from Dexter, the day finally arrived when he couldn’t stomach “the crap and corruption going on” any longer. “I’d sat back and been a person on the sidelines long enough,” he said Wednesday. So the 55-year-old who said he’s been watching everything in town “just close down” over […]
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A future for the children
I was in Augusta recently and met U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin as he was coming into the Cross Office Building. I was able to have a 10-minute meeting with him. I told him that, after multiple requests from WMPAW and his constituents in Farmington, we were disappointed that he didn’t show up for a civil […]