He worries that an inquiry by the committee he serves on will lose credibility because its Republican chairman has challenged media reports at the request of the White House.
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Sen. Collins aims to ‘get to the bottom’ of Russian ties to election, whatever it takes
She and Maine’s Sen. Angus King both want Michael Flynn to testify; Collins doesn’t rule out a subpoena of Trump tax returns.
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Scott Pruitt, longtime EPA adversary, wins confirmation to lead the agency
Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King both vote against the nominee.
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Sen. Angus King says Intelligence Committee probing Flynn’s talks with Russian diplomats
He and Senate colleague Susan Collins have confidence in their committee and see no need for the independent commission being called for by Democrats.
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Sen. Angus King says he’ll vote against Trump nominees for Treasury, Health and Human Services
Maine’s independent senator says he opposes Tom Price for health and human services secretary and Steven Mnuchin for treasury secretary.
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Republicans in Congress start to eliminate Obama-era rules
A bill to repeal stream protections is sent to the White House and the House targets a gun restriction as Republicans move to reverse years of what they call excessive regulations.
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Maine’s King, Collins positioned to play key role in Supreme Court nomination
Both lawmakers say they’ll carefully evaluate the qualifications of Neil Gorsuch before deciding whether to support his confirmation.
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Three Maine members of Congress criticize Trump’s order
Sen. Susan Collins calls the worldwide refugee ban ‘overly broad’ and a spokesman for Sen. Angus King says the latest action compromises national security.
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Tanya Swain’s the project director of the Maine Food Strategy
Her goal is to create a system whereby Maine people and Maine food easily connect.
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At New Balance in Skowhegan, Maine delegation touts defense bill favoring U.S.-made shoes
During his remarks, Rep. Bruce Poliquin criticized the federal government for needing to ‘invest in its workers’ and called its delay in adopting such rules to be ‘shameful.’