Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Following the House vote last Friday, that chamber joined the Senate in a recess that is scheduled to last until September.
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How Maine’s delegation voted this past week
Congressional votes for the week of March 11-17, 2022.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jared Golden: Build Back Better bill needs more work to get my vote
Maine’s 2nd District congressman writes that he supports many of the president’s goals but he has questions about how they would be implemented.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Child tax credit invests in our nation’s future
A program that cuts child poverty in half is going to disappear in three months unless Congress acts.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: Our country needs Congress to tax and spend
Decades of corporate growth and middle-class stagnation have put the economy on an unsustainable path.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Rep. Golden helps negotiate bipartisan $1.25 trillion House infrastructure proposal
The proposal by the Problem Solvers Caucus comes a day after talks between President Biden and Senate Republicans collapsed.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Congress should stop rewarding Big Pharma with tax breaks for gouging patients
Maine’s congressional delegation should push to eliminate loopholes that allow this industry to dodge paying its fair share.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: DeJoy’s plan would hobble Postal Service
The agency needs a strategy for success, not this recipe for failure.
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COVID-19 stimulus bill to create $500 million windfall for Maine towns and cities
The huge package passed by Congress will provide cash-strapped local governments a substantial source of additional revenue over the next two years, and some already have ideas on how to use it.