They join with 61 colleagues in sending a letter to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
Susan Collins
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Gina Haspel is confirmed as CIA director, despite scrutiny of role in interrogation program
Maine’s senators were divided in their support of her nomination.
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Bill to fix problems at Acadia, allow clamming advances in U.S. Senate
A Senate panel endorses the legislation, which awaits approval by the full Senate.
Posted inNation & World
Senate Intelligence Committee approves Trump’s pick for CIA chief
Maine’s senators, both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, split in their stance, with Collins supporting Gina Haspel’s nomination and King opposed.
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Maine’s senators submit bill to delay tariff on newsprint
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King want to delay a proposed import tax on Canadian newsprint so the Commerce Department can study the effects on U.S. newsprint manufacturers and the newspaper industry.
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College graduation season goes into full swing across Maine
A Bowdoin alum and Black Lives Matter leader addresses University of Southern Maine graduates in Portland, while Sen. Susan Collins speaks at the University of Maine in Orono and Sen. Angus King at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
There are few teeth in Trump’s plan to reduce prescription drug prices
His initiatives do not include his campaign pledge to use the massive buying power of the government’s Medicare program to directly negotiate lower prices for seniors.
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Commentary: Discussion over Haspel illustrates how we want senators to make decisions
Americans need to re-establish the respect owed to principled and decent colleagues with whom they disagree.
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Collins, King under pressure to oppose controversial CIA director nominee
Human rights groups urge the Maine senators, who serve on the Intelligence Committee, to oppose the nomination of Gina Haspel, who has been accused of complicity in the use of waterboarding on terrorism suspects.
Posted inLocal & State, Science
Sens. King, Collins push for more research on ocean warming in Gulf of Maine
A letter to the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration comes after a Portland Press Herald report on record-warm water flowing into the gulf’s main entrance.