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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Maine Voices: ‘No one is above the law’ – except members of Congress
They cannot be held accountable for any lies they tell as part of their official work, the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause states.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
Another View: Don’t let COVID-19 cause surge of evictions
Congress must do more to help renters stay in their homes.
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PublishedJune 27, 2020
Another View: It’s going to be a Clark Griswold kind of summer
Federal lawmakers overcome partisan divisions to pass legislation that invests wisely in our outdoors – at a time when we're ready for family road trips.
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PublishedJune 27, 2020
Maine congressional delegation supports more coronavirus relief, but priorities vary
All four of the state's delegates to Congress back more aid for state and local governments, however, opinions differ on whether to send another round of stimulus checks directly to Maine households.
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PublishedJune 26, 2020
Commentary: Federal COVID response a missed opportunity to help Maine fishermen
With real economic relief and a carefully developed support structure, the seafood industry can feed Americans and jump-start its next stage.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Commentary: Federal COVID-19 relief package for logging, trucking companies deserves support
Maine’s trade association led early efforts to seek what would be the first direct aid to loggers and forest truckers of the pandemic.
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PublishedJune 22, 2020
Our View: ‘Dreamers’ need more than high court’s reprieve
Immigrants who grew up in America and know no other home deserve permanent status and a path to citizenship.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
Our View: Maine schools will need money to reopen
Cleaning, transportation and schedule changes will add costs to already-stretched local budgets it Congress doesn't act.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan consensus possible on police reform
But as long as the Maine Legislature is not in session, no laws can pass here.
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PublishedMay 31, 2020
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals found responsible for human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
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