The House passed the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act, which would modify and reauthorize the Secure Our Schools federal grant program for funding school security measures.
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Complaint filed against lawmakers who sleep in their D.C. offices, including Rep. Poliquin
The complaint filed by 30 House Democrats alleges that fellow lawmakers are abusing taxpayer funds to get free housing.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted
The House passes an act that would make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants and the Senate approved a resolution to honor Billy Graham.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House agreed to an amendment that would fund the federal government through March 23.
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Jim Fossel: Redistricting could be justice for all
Not only would bipartisan-drawn maps cut down on empowering extremists, but they’d force electees to answer to a spectrum of voters.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted
The House passed the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Act, which would require adults or coaches who oversee minor athletes to report suspected abuse to law enforcement immediately.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted
The Senate passed the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act and the House approved the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
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Mainers, and their representatives in Congress, denounce Trump’s vulgar remark about immigrants’ native countries
A Somali immigrant who lives in Portland says he sees it as more than an insult: ‘It’s a threat.’
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Sen. Collins’ vote on Republican tax plan risks her moderate reputation
The honeymoon’s over for those elated when she saved Obamacare – they fear the Senate has lost a voice for process and deliberation.
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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 Taylor Force Act (H.R. 1164), to condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli citizens; and the Admiral Lloyd R. “Joe” Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act (H.R. 4300), […]