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PublishedOctober 2, 2020
Maine’s elected leaders call for vigilance after Trump diagnosis
While wishing the president and first lady a full recovery, they also call attention to the impact of the virus on millions of Americans.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2020
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
A vote to end debate falls short on an amendment that would allocate $500 billion to COVID-19-related unemployment benefits, support for businesses, and testing, prevention, and treatment programs at schools and elsewhere.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act to fund Defense Department programs for fiscal 2021.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
A roundup of measures approved in each chamber.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate has passed a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., to the Taxpayer First Act. The amendment, known as the Great American Outdoors Act, would fund deferred maintenance programs at the national parks and provide for the purchase of land and waterways to expand public lands.
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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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PublishedMay 17, 2020
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, to designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and through the Veterans Crisis Line.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Commentary: We must save lives at risk from COVID, new nuclear arms race
Encourage our U.S. senators to sign on to an extension of the New START Treaty.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Sen. King touts absentee ballots as safe, fair option for November election
At a virtual town hall meeting, the senator and others encourage Mainers to request and use absentee ballots to keep down crowds on Election Day as a safeguard against the coronavirus.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Protective gear wasn’t allocated to states based on population, despite administration’s claims
Maine got less than a third as many N95 respirators per capita as Vermont and Rhode Island but nearly three times as many as Texas.
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