On the anniversary of Hiroshima, it’s time to recognize that arms spending is usurping money better spent on addressing the global pandemic.
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Our View: Voting Rights Act needs attention now
One of the great achievements of American democracy could be erased in our time if we do not fight to save it.
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Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle
Senators will return for a rare Saturday session to work on the legislation.
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Commentary: President Biden’s speech on voting rights was a sermon, not a battle plan
The soaring rhetoric in his address Tuesday needs to be followed by practical politics.
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Commentary: Voting rights legislation should have passed, but not for reasons you think
The proposal would have outlawed House gerrymandering and ended dark money – provisions worth pursuing in any compromise versions.
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Jim Fossel: Senators, not Senate rules, make laws
Liberals complain about the filibuster, but repealing it would likely have little impact on the development of policy.
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Biden praises $953 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal as a good start
Among the group that reached the agreement was Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins, one of 10 lawmakers who met with the president.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: A car crash left me paralyzed. Home care workers let me work, support my family
When caregivers have economic stability, people with disabilities do, too. Maine’s senators should listen to people like me who support the American Jobs Plan.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan Jan. 6 panel to investigate Capitol riot
The vote comes a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with Trump supporters who smashed their way in, and from fellow lawmakers who fled Capitol chambers that day.
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Commentary: Dark money erodes our trust in democracy – Maine’s senators can restore it
The For the People Act will ensure our state’s candidates don’t see a repeat of the deluge of outside spending that took place in 2020.