u.s. senate
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PublishedMay 13, 2021
Commentary: Dark money erodes our trust in democracy – Maine’s senators can restore it
The For the People Act will ensure our state’s candidates don’t see a repeat of the deluge of outside spending that took place in 2020.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill
States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
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PublishedApril 23, 2021
Senate committee to take up Biden judicial nominees in preview of potential Supreme Court fight
Democratic lawmakers are moving quickly to review Biden's nominees to take advantage of their slim majority in the Senate and begin to remake the courts with judges from diverse personal and professional backgrounds.
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Senate passes bill targeting hate crimes against Asian Americans, 94-1
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri was the only no vote among 95 senators.
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PublishedApril 3, 2021
Another View: Mend the filibuster, don’t scrap it
Repairs are needed, but ending it altogether is more dangerous than many Democrats realize.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2021
Insight: U.S. Senate filibuster is a rare bird
Most state legislatures don’t give veto power over all lawmaking to a minority, and neither do most of the world’s democracies.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
Commentary: Senate will expedite Maine, national recovery by advancing the DREAM Act
A small group of undocumented immigrants brought here as children offer invaluable contributions to our country and should be allowed to stay.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2021
Leonard Pitts: America spends a lot of time trying to kill democracy
Senate Democrats must unite to block the filibuster and pass 2 bills that will expand access to voting.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2021
Minimum wage hike all but dead in Senate virus relief bill
Four days after the chamber's parliamentarian said Senate rules forbid inclusion of a minimum wage increase in the measure, Democrats seemed to have exhausted their options for quickly salvaging the pay hike.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2021
Commentary: Joe Manchin exasperates Democrats. Here’s why they need more senators like him
There’s a reason Democrats treat the senator from West Virginia with deference: He’s their 50th vote.
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