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PublishedMarch 9, 2022
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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PublishedDecember 26, 2021
Sen. King pushes filibuster reforms to protect voting rights, electoral process
Maine's independent senator says voting rights and the elections process itself are in danger, and that he supports changing filibuster rules to protect them, something he has opposed in the past.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Schumer vows vote on Build Back Better legislation despite Manchin’s opposition
Schumer's letter came a day after Manchin, during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," delivered what many saw as a potentially fatal blow to one of the centerpieces of Biden's agenda.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2021
Senate hampers passage of annual defense bill that funds Bath-built ships
Sixty Senators needed to vote to open debate on its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, but that vote failed 45-51.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Sens. Collins, King sharply divided as Republicans block Democratic voting rights bill
While Collins slams the bill as ‘a vast federal takeover of state elections,’ King says American democracy is in danger as Republicans refuse to even debate it.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
U.S. dodges default crisis – for now – as Senate votes to extend borrowing
The 50-48 vote in support of the bill to raise the government's debt ceiling by nearly a half-trillion dollars brought instant relief, but it provides only a reprieve.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2021
Todd Akin, whose ‘legitimate rape’ comment derailed his U.S. Senate run, dies at 74
In August 2012, the candidate argued that abortions wouldn’t be necessary for rape victims because, 'If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.'
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
House races to vote on government funding, debt as Republicans dig in to oppose
Once a routine matter, now Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is refusing to provide Republican votes, even though he also relied on Democratic votes help raise the debt ceiling when his party had the majority.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021
Senate Democrats unveil $3.5 trillion budget for social, climate efforts
The blueprint bears the imprint of Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Sen. Angus King takes aim at charitable money sitting in donor funds
Wealthy philanthropists have long enjoyed an advantageous way to give to charity: Using something called a donor-advised fund, they’ve been able to enjoy tax deductions and investment gains on their donations long before they give the money away
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