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 […]
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Maine delegation members say Congress needs to play more active role on Syria
After the United States, Britain and France launched airstrikes Friday night against Syria for its alleged use of banned chemical weapons, three members of Maine’s congressional delegation called on Congress to play a more active role in putting pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Independent Sen. Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree […]
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Biddeford lawmaker plans to challenge Rep. Chellie Pingree for 1st District seat
AUGUSTA — State Rep. Marty Grohman said Tuesday he will challenge Rep. Chellie Pingree for her 1st District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Grohman, an independent who is finishing off his second term as a state representative for Maine House District 12, left the Democratic Party in September 2017 to become an independent.. […]
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Chellie Pingree says she won’t run for governor in 2018
Maine’s 1st District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced Tuesday she would not make a bid for the governor’s office in 2018. Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven Island, said in a Facebook post she “really appreciated the people who suggested to me this would be a good year to run for governor.” She said early this […]
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Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin split on concealed carry bill
For U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Maine Democrat, a measure approved by the House on Wednesday to allow people to carry concealed weapons in states that restrict them is “absolutely sickening” given the “never-ending current” of mass shootings in America. But her Republican counterpart, 2nd District Republican Bruce Poliquin, called it instead “a common-sense fix […]
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Chellie Pingree considers running for Maine governor in 2018
First District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is considering a run for governor in 2018. “Chellie is considering a run for Governor and will make a decision by the end of the month,” Jesse Connolly, a political spokesman for Pingree, wrote in an email to the Press Herald Monday. Pingree, a progressive Democrat, was first elected […]
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Angus King pushing measure to speed pipeline permits
To help expand the nation’s natural gas pipelines, U.S. Sen. Angus King is pushing a controversial measure to streamline the permitting process required for new projects. King, a Maine independent, introduced a bill recently with U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., in a bid to speed up the process for approving pipelines across the country. “This […]
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Maine lawmakers urge aid for hard-hit Puerto Rico
Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Maine’s Angus King said the nation has been socked during the past several weeks by repeated hurricanes that have devastated many communities. King, an independent, said the suffering on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands is particularly acute because the U.S. territories are islands where […]