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PublishedMay 19, 2023
Top federal official calls for more funding to study PFAS crisis
Maine's congressional delegation is backing efforts to secure funding for more PFAS research at the federal level.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Members of Maine’s delegation react to Biden budget proposal
Republican Sen. Susan Collins, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, says it's time 'to make our country safer, more competitive,' while independent Sen. Angus King says he will be evaluating the defense budget and Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree applauds the president's focus on battling the 'climate crisis.'
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Maine lawmakers renew push for faster work permits for asylum seekers
Efforts dating to 2015 have failed to gain traction in Congress, stalling in the polarized debates over immigration reform and border security.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
Federal budget deal includes millions for Maine projects
Maine's congressional delegation added millions of dollars worth of local and regional projects to the massive budget bill.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill
The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout
Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator's seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2022
Pingree and Thelander clash over support for the lobster industry in 1st Congressional District debate
Republican Ed Thelander apologized for referring to federal fisheries regulators as rapists and Rep. Chellie Pingree chastised him for dismissing her efforts to help.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2022
Quick passage of electoral count reforms in doubt after House diverges from Senate plan
Maine's Susan Collins led negotiations on the bipartisan Senate version of the bill, which aims prevent a potential repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection attempt.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Maine delegation reacts to China’s latest moves
The lawmakers condemned China's military exercises near Taiwan in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit this week.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2022
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree tests positive for COVID-19
In a written statement Monday, Pingree said she is fully vaccinated and boosted and was experiencing mild symptoms.
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