Jim Fossel: Biden’s budget just more tax and spend

federal budget

Published
April 10, 2022

Jim Fossel: Biden’s budget just more tax and spend

Conservatives know that deficit reduction should come from cutting expenditures, not raising taxes.
Published
March 15, 2022

Project meant to improve safety on Augusta’s Bangor Street gets $4.8 million in federal funding

Augusta will also get $265,000 to start a drug recovery assistance program as part of a federal budget signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden.
Published
March 3, 2022

Maine Voices: On 61st anniversary, Peace Corps preparing to meet the moment

HR 1456 will make reforms to many Peace Corps programs and advance ideas for incorporating racial justice and equity in agency activities.
Published
December 30, 2021

Maine Voices: Sen. Collins must come to the table and help pass funding bills now

When it comes to our water, wildlife and environment in Maine, there’s no place to play politics.
Published
December 29, 2021

Sen. Collins: In 2021, I’ve focused on helping Mainers weather public health, economic crisis

As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, I also have supported investments in Maine’s communities.
Published
December 15, 2021

Commentary: Congress slouches as Postal Service workers hustle

If passed, the Postal Reform Act would strengthen a public service whose mission is to provide universal, affordable service.
Published
December 2, 2021

Senate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown

The measure now goes to President Biden to be signed into law.
Published
October 25, 2021

Billionaire tax takes shape, faces critics, as Biden pushes for budget deal

Resolving the revenue side is key as the Democrats scale back what had been a $3.5 trillion plan, insisting all the new spending will be fully funded.
Published
October 21, 2021

UMF could receive $1M in funding from federal budget bills

U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced she secured $57.5 million for the University of Maine system in a draft for the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills.
Published
September 29, 2021

Biden can’t budge fellow Democrats so far, with $3.5 trillion overhaul at stake

Two senators, from West Virginia and Arizona, hold the keys to unlocking the stalemate over the president’s sweeping vision, the heart of his campaign pledges.