Even with the impeachment process underway, the House is passing bills while the Republican-controlled Senate is idle.
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Susan Collins and Angus King join other senators in calling for swift action on climate crisis
Susan Collins is the only Republican senator to sign the Dec. 9 letter calling current U.S. efforts ’threadbare‘ and urging more action by the federal government.
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The Maine Millennial: Collins should answer for Pharma donations
Maine’s senior senator is among the many lawmakers who have taken campaign cash from the companies that promoted opioid use.
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Former U.S. Senate candidate Levasseur arrested on domestic violence charge in Fairfield
Derek Levasseur, 45, of Fairfield, briefly ran for the U.S. Senate earlier this year and was convicted of assault in 2012 while also working as a local police reserve officer.
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Sen. Collins backs bill to bolster local recycling rates across the country
Maine’s senior senator is among the backers of a $75 million U.S. Senate proposal to educate Americans about how and why they ought to recycle.
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Another View: Sen. Collins’ bill would address drug shortage
A trade association backs the MEDs Act, which would create incentives to increase the supply of prescription medications.
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Protesters at Sen. Collins’ Maine offices urge her to support impeachment
Progressive activists demonstrated outside all 6 of Collins’ Maine field offices Tuesday.
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Our View: Impeachment inquiry proves justified
The glaring open question is whether any Republican will defend this constitutional process.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
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Experts: Maine’s 2nd District races are the most competitive, and potentially crucial, in the 2020 election
In the far northeast of the country, Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is a place with long stretches of empty highway, trees beyond measure and lots of rocky coastline with unbeatable scenery. It is also a political hot spot unparalleled in America. No other congressional district has such close races in 2020 for the House and […]