The Maine Republican Party and a campaign consultant for Bruce Poliquin scoff at the survey predicting a tight contest between the congressman and challenger Jared Golden.
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Rep. Poliquin backs Republican bid to shut the door on a carbon tax
The resolution appears to be spurred by news that a Republican congressman from Florida planned to introduce a bill that would impose new taxes on coal and natural gas.
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Sens. Collins and King, Rep. Poliquin testify against tariffs on Canadian newsprint
They cite damage to various domestic industries, including newspapers, and urge the International Trade Commission to advise the U.S. to rescind the tariffs.
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Maine’s congressional members call out Trump for casting doubt on Russia’s election meddling
All four members say the evidence is clear that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, even though the president – with his Russian counterpart only feet away – declined to say so.
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National election guide calls Maine’s 2nd District race tossup
The Cook Political Report raises challenger Jared Golden a few notches, but notes that Rep. Poliquin won’t be easy to beat.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Along with roll call votes last week, the House also passed: the Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act (H.R. 6069), to require the Comptroller General of the U.S. to carry out a study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to buy, sell, or facilitate the financing of goods or services associated […]
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Maine’s U.S. House members respond to Trump’s latest tweets on immigration
While Rep. Bruce Poliquin notes the U.S. is a ‘nation of laws,’ Rep. Chellie Pingree says the president’s lack of understanding ‘is just shocking.’
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Rep. Poliquin co-sponsors bill directing administration to reunify children with families
The Republican representing Maine’s 2nd District signs onto the Family Reunification Act, which would require Homeland Security to use ‘all necessary means’ to reunite families ‘at the earliest possible date.’
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Our View: Child separation policy belongs to Trump, congressional Republicans
The caging of hundreds of kids at our border follows months of rhetoric and rules demonizing immigrants.
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Sen. Collins calls for White House to halt ‘inhumane’ practice of separating children from parents
Collins joins 12 other Republican senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions that says the Justice Department’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy is ‘the immediate cause of the crisis.’