Maine got less than a third as many N95 respirators per capita as Vermont and Rhode Island but nearly three times as many as Texas.
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Maine’s delegation pushes Congress to provide more COVID-19 relief
Senators, representatives on Capitol Hill seek more help for everything from newspapers to rural hospitals.
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Rep. Pingree tries to delay opening of ICE facility in Scarborough
The congresswoman representing Maine’s 1st District asks the Trump administration to let the community weigh in on the plan.
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Navy requests Bath-built destroyer replace submarine in 2021 budget
The destroyer, which Bath Iron Works can compete to build, would inch the Navy closer to the Trump Administration’s 355-ship naval fleet goal, which Congress made law in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Despite proposed cuts, Pingree ‘confident’ Bath shipyard will fulfill contracts
Department of Defense recommended slashing the number of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built for the Navy between 2021 and 2025 from 12 ships to seven.
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Members of congressional subcommittee visit BIW amid talk of cuts
Reports that the Navy was considering shipbuilding cuts and accelerated retirements of ships came as a surprise to many last month.
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House passes bill to force federal action on ‘forever chemicals’ with Pingree, Golden amendments
The bill would force the EPA to develop health standards for the substances and would add PFAS to the list of chemicals in the agency’s ‘Safer Choice’ labels program.
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Major labor law overhaul sought by Maine lawmakers
Democratic U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden back a measure that would block right-to-work laws and bolster America’s struggling unions.
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Maine’s members of Congress fear killing of Iranian general puts Americans in greater danger
All four acknowledge that Gen. Qassem Soleimani was ‘evil’ but worry about the effect his killing will have on Americans’ strategic interests and safety.
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Westbrook schools get federal money to fight drugs
The $125,000 grant will address substance abuse among youths.