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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Committee votes to give DEP more power to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
Maine's 2 U.S. senators, meanwhile, are asking the Biden administration to allow states to use federal stimulus money to address PFAS contamination.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
House Democrats, including Pingree, kick off probe of Jan. 6 attack on Capitol by pro-Trump mob
The inquiry follows House Republicans' rejection of the independent 9/11-style commission sought by Maine's Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Rep. Jared Golden.
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PublishedApril 6, 2021
Navy secretary, Maine delegates visit BIW, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King, and Rep. Chellie Pingree toured BIW after participating in a keel laying ceremony for the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Earmarks returning to Congress, where Maine’s delegation has outsize influence in the right places
The member-driven spending initiatives, with guardrails in place, could fund critical projects in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2021
Maine Republicans reject censure of Collins over Trump impeachment vote
By a vote of 41-19, state party leaders decided not to formally rebuke Maine's senior senator.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2021
Susan Collins joins senators who want to stop ineligible gun buys
Maine's Republican Senator has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues that wants states to better enforce laws that prevent ineligible people from buying a gun
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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Maine lawmakers ask defense department for bigger shipbuilding budget
Lawmakers advocated for increasing production of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the primary type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to help counter China's growing fleet.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2021
Maine senators split on $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
Sen. Angus King says the coronavirus has 'devastated' the country and inaction was too costly, while Sen. Susan Collins criticizes Democrats for not embracing her much smaller alternative plan.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2021
Sen. Collins to back Haaland for Interior secretary, sealing her approval
The announcement makes Haaland's confirmation by the Senate nearly certain and follows Haaland's endorsement last week by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2021
Sen. Collins pushes for emergency diaper assistance funding
Local diaper banks, including one in Maine, are handing out an average of 50% more diapers per month than usual since the pandemic began.
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