Maine’s congressional delegation added millions of dollars worth of local and regional projects to the massive budget bill.
Rep. Chellie Pingree
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Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill
The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4.
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As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout
Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator’s seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.
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Pingree and Thelander meet in final 1st District TV candidate forum
The candidates for Maine’s 1st Congressional District make their case for being given the right to represent coastal and southern Maine.
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Pingree and Thelander clash over support for the lobster industry in 1st Congressional District debate
Republican Ed Thelander apologized for referring to federal fisheries regulators as rapists and Rep. Chellie Pingree chastised him for dismissing her efforts to help.
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Got a question for the 1st Congressional District debate?
The two candidates for Maine’s 1st Congressional District – Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree and Republican Ed Thelander – will debate each other Wednesday, Oct. 12. The debate begins at 8 p.m. and will last one hour. It can be livestreamed at pressherald.com. The event is sponsored by the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public. Jennifer […]
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Quick passage of electoral count reforms in doubt after House diverges from Senate plan
Maine’s Susan Collins led negotiations on the bipartisan Senate version of the bill, which aims prevent a potential repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection attempt.
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Pingree sponsors bill that aims to ensure fairness in medical education programs
The bill would remove barriers for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine candidates seeking their degrees.
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Thelander blames uptick in violent crime on Pingree, progressives in D.C.
Following a string of shootings in Portland, Republican congressional candidate Ed Thelander holds a news conference to express his support for law enforcement and accuse U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of being anti-police.
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Maine’s congressional delegation divided on Biden’s student loan debt relief
Pingree praises the move, Golden and Collins oppose it as benefiting college-educated Americans, and King suggests he’d prefer a different approach.