A health care measure proposed by House Republicans on Monday was panned by some Maine officials, praised by the state’s sole GOP congressman and given a positive review by the state’s senior senator. Gov. Paul LePage told a Bangor radio station Tuesday that he is “very, very discouraged and disappointed” with the plan offered by […]
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Trump's new travel ban draws mixed reaction from Maine lawmakers
President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban signed Monday drew praise from one of Maine’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives, scorn from the other and sharp words from U.S. Sen. Angus King. King, an independent, said the president’s temporary travel ban, set to take effect in 10 days, will weaken the country’s security rather […]
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AG Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from any Russia probe
Updated 4:10 p.m.: Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he will recuse himself from a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election. Following allegations that the U.S. attorney general provided misleading information to a Senate hearing in January about his contacts with Russian officials, Maine lawmakers are calling on him to resign […]
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Sen. Susan Collins calls on moderates to defend politicians who avoid extremes
Bemoaning the way the ground under middle-of-the-road politicians is “melting like late-winter snow in Maine,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday pleaded with those who don’t see compromise as a dirty word to become “just as fanatical as those on the far left and the far right.” Speaking at the No Labels Problem Solvers Conference […]
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Maine's congressional delegation sees hope in Trump's speech
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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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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Maine's U.S. House members want to know more about Russia's role in election
On the heels of the resignation of President Donald Trump’s top national security adviser, both of Maine’s U.S. House members hope probes will reveal what Russia did to try to influence last year’s presidential election. “I’ve heard from thousands of concerned Mainers who feel less safe in President Trump’s America,” U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, […]
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Maine’s congressional delegation opposes repeal of coal rule
When Congress voted this week to wipe out a new federal regulation making it harder to dump coal-mining debris into nearby streams, all of Maine’s congressional representatives opposed the move. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican from Maine’s 2nd District, said the rule adopted during the last days of the Obama administration “should move forward […]
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Chellie Pingree leading push for more hops research to aid brewers
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree is helping lead a group of lawmakers in support of hops research. Hops are flowers of the hop plant, and they’re used to impart flavor and aroma to beer. More than 100 lawmakers are calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase its commitment to research of […]
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Rep. Chellie Pingree pushes for Congress to approve VA leases
AUGUSTA — Rep. Chellie Pingree is pushing for the federal government to speed up the approval of leases at veterans’ health care facilities in Portland and around the country. Pingree, a Democrat, says leases at veterans’ facilities in Portland and 17 other sites in the U.S. need Congressional approval. The Portland lease is necessary to […]