AUGUSTA — Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree announced Wednesday that she is backing a bill in Congress that would reverse last month’s Hobby Lobby decision by the U.S. Supreme Court and bar employers from denying female employees reproductive health coverage. Isaac Misiuk, Pingree’s Republican opponent in the November election, said the issue is a distraction […]
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Maine’s D.C. delegation raises doubts about fed response to hazardous materials rail shipments
Editor’s note: The second of two parts. If a railroad spilled thousands of gallons of oil in Maine, no one in the state – or in Washington – knows what the railroads would do or whether they’re prepared for such a disaster. In interviews with members of Maine’s congressional delegation, each said that’s the reason […]
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Maine’s delegation spans the globe for official business
Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King took a selfie at the Arctic Circle last month while up there watching the U.S. Navy put a new nuclear-powered submarine through its paces. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, flew overseas to talk Turkey. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, went on a veterans’ sweep — health care, services and cemeteries […]
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Chellie Pingree listed as the 12th richest member of Congress
WASHINGTON — Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, is worth $31.5 million — which makes her the 12th richest member of Congress, according to The Hill newspaper. The newspaper, which covers the Capitol, just released its 2012 list, based on financial disclosure forms, using the low figures in a range for assets and liabilities if more exact […]
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Pingree stands up for farmers while blasting proposed food safety regulations
AUGUSTA — Proposed regulations for fruit and vegetable producers would cripple Maine’s small farms and cause many to close, according to farmers speaking Monday to federal officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Farmers called the rules, proposed as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, a “game-changing piece of legislation,” compliance with which […]
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Newfound wealth allows Pingree to pay her ‘dues’ to House Democrats
From 1994 to mid-2011, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree’s total contributions to candidates running for national office were $2,950. But from June 2011 to last November — a period of 17 months — the Democratic congresswoman from Maine’s 1st District donated $105,600 to Democratic candidates to Congress and to the party committees that funnel donations to […]
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Michaud, Pingree call for federal review of rail safety
A week after an oil-tanker train exploded in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, leaving as many as 60 people presumed dead or missing, Maine U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud on Thursday called for a federal investigation into the safety of the infrastructure used to transport crude oil and gas by rail through Maine. […]