By providing relief to independent restaurants and more aid to commercial fishermen, Congress would also ensure consumer access to a sustainable form of protein.
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Our View: Music, theater venues may not survive the pandemic
Congress must protect these local businesses, which add so much to their communities.
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Leonard Pitts: Sometimes, just being a woman is enough to make men angry at you
A congressman insulted a congresswoman on the Capitol steps. Then he invoked his daughters and his wife as moral shields.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Now is no time to give up on COVID-19 measures
As the summer slips away, Congress should step up and pass a meaningful relief bill for the tourism industry.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: War on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it
Yet the senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.
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Ex-Maine labor chief: Shoring up our unemployment system requires more than state action alone
States need more federal funding and flexibility, as well as a national strategy to protect and support front-line workers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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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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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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.