As members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Susan Collins and Angus King will play a role in shaping any reforms to the nation’s spying tactics.
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Unemployment benefits bill clears hurdle in Senate
The vote Tuesday was 60-37 to limit debate on the legislation, with a half-dozen Republicans siding with the Democrats.
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For divided Congress, water projects are a unifier
Once derided as pork spending, water infrastructure projects now provide rare common ground for a divided Congress.
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Washington Notebook: Maine lawmakers weigh in on least productive Congress
U.S. Rep. Pingree calls it a ‘do-nothing’ Congress, but she and others note some pluses for Maine.
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Senate’s Reid ‘feeling better’ after hospital tests
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois opened the Senate session Friday.
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Budget compromise averts crisis
Maine’s senators say they hope the compromise will bring an end to crippling partisan stalemates.
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Budget gets Republican support in Senate
Some conservatives are balking but it appears the legislation will pick up enough votes to pass by the end of the week.
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Collins may face Republican challenger next year
Erick Bennett founded the Maine Equal Rights Center, a conservative group focused on constitutional issues.
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Collins, King split on filibuster reform vote
Senate Democrats say their hand was forced by unprecedented Republican obstructionism, but Collins calls the change a ‘terrible mistake.’
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U.S. Senate votes to curb filibusters
The move comes as Republicans use filibusters at unprecedented rates: Of the 168 filibusters in history against presidential nominees, half have been by Republicans in the last four-plus years.