Thursday, May 23, 2013
Maine Democratic House members split today on a nearly $1 trillion year-end spending bill passed 296-121 by the House.
Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, cited cuts to a federal home heating assistance program and more money spent on the war in Afghanistan in explaining her vote against the measure, which keeps the federal government operating ahead of a midnight deadline.
But Rep. Mike Michaud, D-2nd District, said he regarded the bill as a bipartisan compromise that included money for research into ilnesses suffered by veterans who served in the first Gulf War, and ship building at Bath Iron Works.
Thirty-five Democrats voted against the measure, along with 86 Republicans who cast "no" votes. A number of conservative Republicans thought the measure spent too much.
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Kevin Miller is Washington bureau chief for the Portland Press Herald and MaineToday Media. He has worked as a journalist in Maine for 6 ½ years, covering the environment, politics and the State House. Before arriving in Maine, he wrote about politics, government and education for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland.
Kevin can be reached at 317-6256 or kmiller@mainetoday.com
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