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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
King says supporting voter rights bill is most important vote he’ll ever take
Maine's independent U.S. senator has been campaigning hard on behalf of sweeping voting and elections legislation that he says is necessary to protect the nation's democracy.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation react to president’s sweeping vaccination mandate
Though their views are mixed, they agree on one thing: Americans should get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Maine colleges, students to get more than $105 million in federal pandemic relief
At least half of the American Rescue Plan funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid.
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PublishedApril 2, 2021
Capitol police officer killed in attack; assailant fatally shot
A car rammed a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon, hitting two Capitol Police officers and leading to the driver being shot.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2021
Rep. Golden only Democrat in Congress to vote against national rescue package
Maine's 2nd District congressman opposed the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion relief package, saying the aid is excessive and not adequately targeted.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2021
Susan Collins questions size of Biden’s proposed COVID relief package
Both she and Sen. Angus King agree that the distribution of vaccines needs to be accelerated.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2021
Video: Lawmakers outraged after National Guard ejected
Senate leaders voice outrage after reports that hundreds of Guard troops were forced out of areas of the Capitol they had been using for rest breaks and were relocated to a nearby garage.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Maine National Guard sending troops to Washington
Gov. Janet Mills has authorized the deployment of as many as 200 men and women to the nation's capital as the military prepares for potential violence in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
About 20,000 National Guardsmen planned for Washington, D.C., in swelling inauguration security effort
About 20,000 National Guardsmen planned for Washington, D.C., in swelling inauguration security effort
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2021
In ’60 Minutes’ interview, Angus King blames Trump for rioters’ assault on Capitol
The Maine senator also offers advice to his colleagues on the left on how they might deal effectively with the more than 70 million Americans who voted for the Republican president.
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