A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram poll shows Poliquin, the Republican 2nd District representative, has just a 41-40 edge over Cain, while Democratic 1st District congresswoman Chellie Pingree has a 20-point lead over her opponents.
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Congressional committee plans national monument hearing in Maine
Rep. Bruce Poliquin requested the House Committee on Natural Resources ‘field hearing’ in the Katahdin region to air concerns of residents who oppose a proposed North Woods national monument.
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Poliquin requests House committee visit over national monument designation
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin wants the House Natural Resources Committee to hold ‘an official congressional field hearing’ in Maine to hear Katahdin-area residents’ concerns.
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Cain gets fundraising boost, still lacks behind Poliquin
Democrat Emily Cain is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican in Maine 2nd District.
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Poliquin presses Planned Parenthood, but stops short of supporting full defunding
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District says he wants to know exactly how Planned Parenthood uses federal funds, but unlike many fellow Republicans, he isn’t calling for totally defunding the organization.
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Poliquin on fundraiser with Boehner: ‘That is not a confirmation or a denial’
Sources say that House Speaker John Boehner was on Mount Desert Island for a fundraiser with U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin last week, but you won’t hear that from the Republican from Maine’s 2nd District.
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National Democrats buy radio time hitting Poliquin on Export-Import Bank
The Republican from Maine’s 2nd District has been taking heat for his stance on the credit agency, whose authority has lapsed amid opposition from conservatives. They’re now under pressure from Democrats and business groups to renew the bank’s charter.
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Baldacci bid for 2nd District ‘could well start in the days ahead’
It’s an expected move from the Bangor city councilor, but an online jobs posting makes a primary run against Democrat Emily Cain look more certain.
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Poliquin agrees to reimburse taxpayers after hotel ‘bookkeeping error’
His office admits to wrongly billing taxpayers for two nights at a hotel, but it’s not likely to happen again, since the congressman has installed a Murphy bed in his D.C. office.
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Poliquin still noncommittal on ‘fast-track’ trade deal as vote approaches
The Republican from the 2nd District is in an interesting spot on the key trade vote: His party backs the deal, but his Maine colleagues in Congress are opposed to it and New Balance says it could increase pressure to offshore 900 jobs here.