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Maine delegation to fight bill that would repeal ‘pause’ in lobstering regulations

A proposal by an Arizona congressman would eliminate a six-year freeze on new fishing rules intended to protect endangered whales.

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.

Following the House vote last Friday, that chamber joined the Senate in a recess that is scheduled to last until September.

Congressional votes for the week of March 11-17, 2022.

by Rep. Jared Golden October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

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.

by The Editorial Board September 26, 2021September 25, 2021

A program that cuts child poverty in half is going to disappear in three months unless Congress acts.

by Nir Kaissar and Timothy L. O'Brien September 19, 2021September 18, 2021

Decades of corporate growth and middle-class stagnation have put the economy on an unsustainable path.

The proposal by the Problem Solvers Caucus comes a day after talks between President Biden and Senate Republicans collapsed.

by Emily Ingwersen June 8, 2021June 7, 2021

Maine’s congressional delegation should push to eliminate loopholes that allow this industry to dodge paying its fair share.

by The Editorial Board March 25, 2021March 24, 2021

The agency needs a strategy for success, not this recipe for failure.