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.’
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Angus King ‘open-minded but skeptical’ about Trump’s latest picks for Cabinet
Meeting with the Press Herald editorial board, the senator calls Rick Perry’s vow to abolish the Energy Department ‘troubling’ and expresses concern about Rex Tillerson’s ties to Russia.
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Sen. Collins has ‘reservations’ about privatizing Medicare, repealing health care law without replacement
Those positions would put Maine’s Republican senator at odds with party leaders, who are expected to pursue both initiatives in the new year.
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Angus King: Russian involvement in U.S. election ‘an arrow aimed at the heart of democracy’
Maine’s independent senator and six others urge President Obama to release declassified details to make it clear what occurred and help prevent a recurrence.
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Gov. LePage says Susan Collins ‘is done in Maine’ for failing to back Trump
That ‘really cooked her goose,’ he says, while asserting that the senator plans to seek work in a Clinton administration. But his target says neither claim is true.
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Federal agency removing pain management survey questions to address opioid crisis
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was among the senators who initiated the effort to ask the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change the questionnaire hospitals give to discharged patients.