The reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act, spurred by former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the election, are co-sponsored by 14 senators, including nine Republicans, just shy of the 10 needed to overcome a filibuster.
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Rep. Golden’s bill to expand rights of Maine tribes passes U.S. House
Gov. Janet Mills opposes the measure by her fellow Democrat to automatically include Maine’s tribes in any new federal Indian laws.
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House committee approves another warship, could benefit Bath Iron Works
The House Armed Services Committee voted early Thursday to approve its markup of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, which includes funds for a third DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, due in part to lobbying from Rep. Jared Golden.
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King, Collins voice support for raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles, a measure Golden opposed
The House passed a bill to raise the age from 18 to 21 yesterday, but it’s unknown if or when the Senate might take it up.
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Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress: ‘What are you doing?’
The House Oversight Committee is expected to hear from more families, including Uvalde student Miah Cerrillo, who covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead during the shooting.
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Our View: Federal immigration failures create local crisis in Maine
Gridlock in Washington has exacerbated suffering for people who are only trying to survive.
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Sen. Collins exploring bipartisan compromise on gun safety measures
Collins says she is optimistic a compromise can be found after the initial meeting of 4 Republican and 4 Democratic senators.
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Maine Voices: World’s largest humanitarian crisis continues as we look elsewhere
The only way to end U.S. complicity in hundreds of thousands of Yemeni civilians’ deaths is for Congress to withdraw all U.S. support for the country’s civil war.
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Commentary: Lead in water harms red states, too
Some 10 million lead pipes carry – and potentially contaminate – U.S. drinking water. By putting partisan politics aside, members of Congress could solve this.
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Congress hears Rep. Golden’s bill to allow Maine tribes to benefit from future federal Indian laws
Several members of the House indigenous affairs subcommittee were perplexed by the limits the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act imposed on the tribes.