PORTLAND (AP) — Three members of Maine’s congressional delegation told President Barack Obama they have serious reservations about a proposal to have more than 100,000 acres of Maine’s northern woods designated a national monument. In a letter to the president dated Friday, Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said no decision […]
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Preserve patients’ quality of life
While a cancer diagnosis is life-changing, it shouldn’t take away the parts of life that bring a person joy — and it doesn’t have to. As a cancer survivor, I know this first hand. There is a new type of specialized medical care that is growing in popularity that aims to preserve patients’ quality of […]
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Save tax credit provisions
As CEO of Community Concepts, which provides housing and economic development supports and social services for people in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, I commend Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King for their recent efforts to preserve access to taxpayer preparation services in the greater Lewiston-Auburn area. The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child […]
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Collins, King and Poliquin urge FTC to be careful with paper tariffs
PORTLAND — Three members of Maine’s congressional delegation testified before federal trade officials Thursday morning regarding increased tariffs on Canadian paper imports they’ve characterized as a double-edged sword for jobs in Maine. Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King and 2nd District Rep. Bruce Poliquin spoke during a hearing of the U.S. International Trade Commission, which is […]
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Sen. Susan Collins votes against GOP ban on late-term abortions
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked Republican legislation Tuesday that would prohibit most late-term abortions, the second time since this summer’s release of videos involving Planned Parenthood that they’ve derailed an abortion-related drive by the GOP. Senators voted 54-42 to move ahead on the legislation, but that fell six short of the 60 votes needed to […]
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Sen. Susan Collins casts her 6,000th vote
UPDATED 12:45 P.M.: AUGUSTA — Sen. Susan Collins has become just the third U.S. senator ever to cast 6,000 consecutive votes. The Maine Republican hasn’t missed a roll call vote since taking office in 1997, and she reached the 6,000-vote milestone Thursday on two votes related to the Iran nuclear deal. She voted Yea on […]
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Sen. Susan Collins to vote against Iran nuclear deal
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins ended weeks of speculation about whether she supports the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday when she presented a floor speech against it. Collins has been mum about how she’d vote on the deal since it was announced earlier this summer. For a time, her position was seen as crucial […]
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DEP head Patricia Aho quits to work for Sen. Susan Collins
AUGUSTA — Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho has resigned to take a job with Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, according to Gov. Paul LePage. Aho served as commissioner since 2011 after having served as the agency’s deputy commissioner. Aho will become Collins’ state office representative in Augusta, covering Kennebec, Lincoln and Knox counties. […]
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Analysis: Democrats twist Sen. Susan Collins’ Planned Parenthood stand
Republican Sen. Susan Collins is mired in a bit of a storm regarding a procedural vote she took Monday on a bill that sought to defund Planned Parenthood and its affiliates. If you haven’t heard, the organization is at the center of a controversy around the release of a video by anti-abortion activists that shows […]
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Oxford concerts to be dedicated in memory of Rep. Heidrich
OXFORD — Members of American Legion Post 112 will dedicate the American Legion Concerts in the Park series in memory of Rep. Ted Heidrich on Tuesday evening, July 28. Tuesday is the first concert of the 2015 summer series. The concerts will be renamed The Ted Heidrich Memorial Concerts, “to honor the man who started […]