Immigrants who grew up in America and know no other home deserve permanent status and a path to citizenship.
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Our View: Maine schools will need money to reopen
Cleaning, transportation and schedule changes will add costs to already-stretched local budgets it Congress doesn’t act.
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan consensus possible on police reform
But as long as the Maine Legislature is not in session, no laws can pass here.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals found responsible for human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
Our View: Federal aid needed on state and local level
Congress needs to act quickly to prevent massive public-sector layoffs and vital service cuts.
Rep. Pingree: Pandemic offers opportunity for food system reform
Let’s expand the market for local farms and food producers and treat those who grow, sell and serve our food as essential.
Our View: Maine’s unemployment is part of a bigger problem
Historic job losses are occurring everywhere and won’t be slowed without intervention from Washington.
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan commission should review COVID response
Oversight and accountability should be applied to the handling of this crisis, on the federal level and here in Maine.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has approved the Senate amendment to a bill (H.R. 266) to add $320 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program, which President Trump signed into law Friday.
The Maine Millennial: COVID crisis wrong time for congressional recess
Why are members of Congress sitting around at home when there’s work to be done in D.C.?