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PublishedAugust 10, 2018
Bruce Poliquin releases first attack ad in race
The television spot calls the Republican's opponent Jared Golden a "radical, liberal politician."
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PublishedAugust 19, 2015
Poliquin presses Planned Parenthood, but stops short of supporting full defunding
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine's 2nd District says he wants to know exactly how Planned Parenthood uses federal funds, but unlike many fellow Republicans, he isn't calling for totally defunding the organization.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2015
Poliquin on fundraiser with Boehner: ‘That is not a confirmation or a denial’
Sources say that House Speaker John Boehner was on Mount Desert Island for a fundraiser with U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin last week, but you won't hear that from the Republican from Maine's 2nd District.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2015
National Democrats buy radio time hitting Poliquin on Export-Import Bank
The Republican from Maine's 2nd District has been taking heat for his stance on the credit agency, whose authority has lapsed amid opposition from conservatives. They're now under pressure from Democrats and business groups to renew the bank's charter.
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PublishedJune 25, 2015
Baldacci bid for 2nd District ‘could well start in the days ahead’
It's an expected move from the Bangor city councilor, but an online jobs posting makes a primary run against Democrat Emily Cain look more certain.
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PublishedJune 8, 2015
Poliquin agrees to reimburse taxpayers after hotel ‘bookkeeping error’
His office admits to wrongly billing taxpayers for two nights at a hotel, but it's not likely to happen again, since the congressman has installed a Murphy bed in his D.C. office.
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PublishedMay 29, 2015
Poliquin still noncommittal on ‘fast-track’ trade deal as vote approaches
The Republican from the 2nd District is in an interesting spot on the key trade vote: His party backs the deal, but his Maine colleagues in Congress are opposed to it and New Balance says it could increase pressure to offshore 900 jobs here.
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PublishedApril 27, 2015
Maine’s 2nd District lags behind the 1st — and the U.S. — on social measures
New data from a social science group illustrates the "two Maines" phenomenon well: While the southern 1st Congressional District scores above the national average on a number of social measures, the rural 2nd District performs much worse.
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PublishedApril 24, 2015
Poliquin, Cain and the Great Northern blame game
Both U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican, and Democrat Emily Cain gave nods to a tax break program that was exploited by mill operators. But are they being frank about their roles?
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PublishedApril 17, 2015
Poliquin voted to ax the estate tax, but how many Mainers pay it?
The Republican from Maine's 2nd District most in his party on the vote, which estimates say would only affect a small fraction of people who die each year.
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