Foreign laborers authorized to work in the United States under the H-2B visa program are critical to Maine’s summer tourism businesses.
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Sen. King says he’ll vote to confirm Judge Jackson to Supreme Court
Maine’s independent senator was expected to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination and officially announced it Friday.
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‘Talkin’ Maine with the Bow Tie Boy’ celebrates 400th show with Sen. Angus King
Host Tom Saviello celebrated the 400th episode by inviting U.S. Sen. Angus King to come on the show and talk about Ukraine. The show has been airing on Mt. Blue TV since 2006.
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Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border
Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine’s 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own.
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Maine’s U.S. senators traveling to Poland and Germany
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King will be part of a bipartisan group of 10 senators planning to meet this weekend with foreign leaders and Ukrainians living in Polish refugee camps.
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Maine’s members of Congress support additional assistance for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea for more U.S. assistance in an address to Congress on Wednesday.
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Funding package passed by Congress includes money for long list of Maine initiatives
The omnibus package includes hundreds of millions of dedicated funds for projects in Maine requested by members of the state’s congressional delegation.
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Sens. King and Collins join bipartisan vote to stabilize the U.S. Postal Service
The $107 billion bill already passed the House and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden.
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Sen. King warns of Russian cyberattacks against U.S.
Maine’s independent senator says Putin is headed for a grinding, ultimately unwinnable occupation of Ukraine and is likely to lash out with cyberattacks.
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Federal funding for emergency shelter in Portland extended to July
The FEMA funding has been extended through July 1 following a request from the governor and members of Maine’s congressional delegation.