Jared Golden, D-2nd District, was 1 of 9 Democrats voting with the majority. Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, voted against the measure.
Rep. Chellie Pingree
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U.S. legislators invite prominent Mainers to State of the Union address
Chief Kirk Francis of the Penobscot Nation and Dr. Nirav D. Shah, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control will be guests of Rep. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree.
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Maine lawmakers renew push for faster work permits for asylum seekers
Efforts dating to 2015 have failed to gain traction in Congress, stalling in the polarized debates over immigration reform and border security.
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Federal spending boosts plan to strengthen Saco water treatment facility
The Saco Water Resource Recovery Facility is set to get more than $5 million in federal money to upgrade the facility which is threatened by the rising sea level.
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Federal budget deal includes millions for Maine projects
Maine’s congressional delegation added millions of dollars worth of local and regional projects to the massive budget bill.
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Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill
The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4.
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As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout
Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator’s seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.
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Pingree and Thelander meet in final 1st District TV candidate forum
The candidates for Maine’s 1st Congressional District make their case for being given the right to represent coastal and southern Maine.
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Pingree and Thelander clash over support for the lobster industry in 1st Congressional District debate
Republican Ed Thelander apologized for referring to federal fisheries regulators as rapists and Rep. Chellie Pingree chastised him for dismissing her efforts to help.
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Got a question for the 1st Congressional District debate?
The two candidates for Maine’s 1st Congressional District – Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree and Republican Ed Thelander – will debate each other Wednesday, Oct. 12. The debate begins at 8 p.m. and will last one hour. It can be livestreamed at pressherald.com. The event is sponsored by the Portland Press Herald and Maine Public. Jennifer […]