Even with the impeachment process underway, the House is passing bills while the Republican-controlled Senate is idle.
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Our View: Impeachment is not the roadblock in Congress
Even with the impeachment process underway, the House is passing bills while the Republican-controlled Senate is idle.
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House passes Rep. Pingree’s measure to protect working waterfronts
Rep. Chellie Pingree’s bill would provide federal loans and grants to preserve access for fishermen, boatyards and the public and defend against climate change damage.
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Five Maine companies win federal solar power grants
The grants are earmarked for transitioning rural small businesses to renewable energy sources.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
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Our View: Proposed asylum rules are deliberately cruel
Denying people the ability to earn a living is the wrong way to treat those escaping persecution.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House passed the GI Bill Planning Act to extend to 90 days the period in which newly enrolled members of the military services can choose to enroll in the GI Bill benefits program.
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New England lawmakers question border patrol checkpoints far from the border
Federal law allows Customs and Border Protection to conduct the checkpoints within 100 miles of the international border.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other votes, the House has passed the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act to require the use of the government’s Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to pay for operations and maintenance expenses at federally authorized harbors.
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After opposing impeachment inquiry, Golden set to join Pingree in voting for open hearings
Both Maine’s U.S. House members said testimony in the proceedings against President Trump should be in a public setting.