Senators, representatives on Capitol Hill seek more help for everything from newspapers to rural hospitals.
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Maine’s congressional delegation urges Navy to ease pressure on BIW to keep operating
The letter signed by Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden asks the Navy to apply the same standards to private shipyards such as BIW as it does to its 4 public shipyards.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed a bill to provide a 77-day extension of certain authorities for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Divided Families Reunification Act, requiring the State Department to work with South Korea on attempts to reunite Korean Americans with their relatives in North Korea, either in person or by video.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other bills, the House passed a resolution condemning all forms of violence against children globally.
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Rep. Pingree tries to delay opening of ICE facility in Scarborough
The congresswoman representing Maine’s 1st District asks the Trump administration to let the community weigh in on the plan.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act.
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Chellie Pingree: As we celebrate women’s suffrage, we must fight to protect democracy
We need to rebuild access to the ballot box and push for Senate action on House-approved reforms.
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Navy requests Bath-built destroyer replace submarine in 2021 budget
The destroyer, which Bath Iron Works can compete to build, would inch the Navy closer to the Trump Administration’s 355-ship naval fleet goal, which Congress made law in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week and Jan. 31
The House has passed the Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act, to modify and reauthorize through fiscal 2026 the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program.