UPDATE: Maine’s 2nd District lawmaker says he will endorse one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate passed a bill expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance.
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Greg Kesich: Trump gets away with it, again
Republicans are committed to making sure their president faces no consequences.
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Rep. Golden hasn’t decided how he’ll vote on impeachment; Pingree’s a ‘yes’
The Democrat from Maine’s Republican-leaning 2nd District is under pressure from both parties. Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree says it’s clear the president ignored national security to advance his own interests.
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Golden says he is ‘not sold’ on CMP’s controversial hydropower line
Maine’s 2nd District congressman says he has ‘serious concerns’ about the $1 billion plan to bring Quebec hydropower into the New England power grid via a new substation in Lewiston.
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Republican congressional challengers in Maine’s 2nd District oppose CMP project
The three, who hope to unseat Democrat Jared Golden next year, are against the power company’s $1 billion plan for a new transmission line from Quebec to Lewiston.
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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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Experts: Maine’s 2nd District races are the most competitive, and potentially crucial, in the 2020 election
In the far northeast of the country, Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is a place with long stretches of empty highway, trees beyond measure and lots of rocky coastline with unbeatable scenery. It is also a political hot spot unparalleled in America. No other congressional district has such close races in 2020 for the House and […]
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Bruce Poliquin fighting to stop spread of ranked-choice voting
The two-term former Republican lawmaker from Maine’s 2nd District lost his seat in nation’s first federal ranked race.
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Commentary: Maine delegation should push to protect children, families from ‘forever chemicals’
Sens. Collins and King and Rep. Golden are uniquely situated to ensure that Congress approves vital PFAS reforms.