While Sen. Collins and Reps. Pingree and Golden find areas to agree with Trump, Sen. King says the president’s actions will be what really matter.
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Rep. Pingree invites climate-change whistleblower to State of the Union
Falmouth native Joel Clement says Interior Department officials retaliated against him in 2017 for his outspoken comments on the threat posed by climate change.
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Trump’s threats to quit NATO spur Maine lawmakers to defend 70-year-old alliance
A day after the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly for a measure aimed at making it difficult for a president to quit NATO, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins declared her support for the proposal. Collins, a Maine Republican, is part of a bipartisan group that introduced a resolution this month to prohibit a president from withdrawing from […]
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Maine's congressional delegation hopes for better in Washington
WASHINGTON — For congressional newcomer Jared Golden, having the House controlled by Democrats, the Senate by Republicans and a mercurial executive doesn’t strike him as a problem. It is, after all, what he’s dealt with for the past four years as a state representative from Lewiston. Now, though, the 2nd Congressional District’s freshman lawmaker is […]
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Trump administration funding formula causes Maine to lose out on millions in federal opioid money
Because officials used older data, the state missed a key cutoff, and funding dropped precipitously.
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Independent cries foul on Republican as Pingree’s 1st District challengers do battle
Independent congressional candidate Martin Grohman has filed a complaint with the Maine Attorney General’s Office and two other agencies against Republican nominee Mark Holbrook, arguing that Holbrook has falsely portrayed himself as a psychologist. Holbrook said Grohman is playing politics by unfairly attacking his professional credentials. Grohman and Holbrook are trying to unseat incumbent Rep. […]
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As Pingree seeks 6th term, challengers look for opening on the right and center
Independent Martin Grohman and Republican Mark Holbrook face an uphill battle against the incumbent Democrat but hope their appeals to centrist and conservative voters will pay off in an election to be decided by ranked-choice voting.
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Maine’s delegation criticizes Trump for casting doubt about Russia’s role in election meddling
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticized President Trump on Monday after his much-anticipated summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during which Trump again downplayed Russia’s role in interfering with the 2016 election. Appearing side-by-side at a press conference following their closed two-hour meeting, Trump and Putin both cast doubt on what virtually all intelligence agencies […]
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Pingree and Poliquin help sink submarine proposal that would hurt BIW
U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin helped thwart a bid Thursday to require the construction of three extra Virginia-class subs by reducing funding for other military hardware, including $250 million earmarked for Bath Iron Works’ destroyer program. A bipartisan vote of 267-144 shot down the amendment sought by U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., and […]
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Poliquin supports immigration bill that fails to pass in House
An immigration bill that sought to bridge the divide separating Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives failed by a wide margin Wednesday. The compromise measure that President Donald Trump urged the House to pass secured the support of only half of GOP lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term incumbent from Maine’s […]