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 […]
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Rep. Chellie Pingree joins gun protest on U.S. House floor
WASHINGTON — Rebellious Democrats disrupted the House’s legislative work on Wednesday, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures. Exasperated Republicans were forced to recess while cutting off the C-SPAN cameras that showed the protest. A group of nearly 100 Democrats led by […]
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Chellie Pingree asks Obama to create monument in Maine
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has written to President Barack Obama to encourage him to create a national monument in northern Maine. In her letter, the Maine Democrat said Tuesday that she believes a proposal to donate 87,500 acres by a foundation created by the co-founder of Burt’s Bees is supported by “most people […]
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Rep. Chellie Pingree wants protections for military sex assault victims
PORTLAND — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree wants the U.S. Director of National Intelligence to avoid forcing military sexual assault survivors to disclose that they have sought counseling when they fill out security clearance forms. Director of National Security James Clapper extended the exemption to survivors of sexual assault in 2013. Pingree says the change was […]