The goal should be to help everyone who is able to work to become independent of welfare.
Bruce Poliquin
Our View: Changes to national rules on food stamps will only add to hunger
Visiting an Auburn food bank, Rep. Bruce Poliquin pushes a work mandate that’s already left Mainers worse off.
Golden and Poliquin exchange fire over political ads
Both candidates in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District say they have been unfairly attacked.
Maine’s largest food bank warns of consequences of requiring some food stamp recipients to work
Officials at the Good Shepherd Food Bank say a proposal pushed by Rep. Bruce Poliquin to impose a work requirement on more people who receive assistance will make hunger more common in Maine.
New attack ad in heated 2nd District race takes Jared Golden to task for his tattoos
The ad uses images of the ink as it attacks the record of Democratic challenger Jared Golden, a message that his campaign calls false and irresponsible.
Poliquin campaign to get $1 million worth of help from pro-Trump super PAC
The America First Action political action committee announces that it plans to spend $10 million nationwide to help Republican candidates in swing districts.
Our View: ‘Franking’ looks a lot like campaign spending
It’s no coincidence that Rep. Poliquin steps up taxpayer-funded mailings as Election Day nears.
Rep. Poliquin floods 2nd District with unsolicited mailings
The letters tout his record in Congress, but critics view them as re-election campaign materials sent at taxpayers’ expense.
Rep. Poliquin considered among the more vulnerable Republicans
Avoiding the impact of Trump could be a challenge, given the turmoil in national politics.
Congressional race intensifies with Poliquin’s first TV ad
The Republican incumbent deems Democrat Jared Golden ‘too radical.’