Democrats appeared to have tapped Lewiston state Rep. Jared Golden on Tuesday as their standard bearer to try to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin in the general election. Golden said it is possible he racked up more than 50 percent of the vote across the sprawling 2nd District — results were incomplete — but […]
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Bruce Poliquin's bid to save Maine defense jobs questioned
Just before the Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin issued a press release announcing he had pushed through an amendment to a defense spending bill to secure the jobs of “more than 600 of our hardworking Mainers in Aroostook County.” The headline of the press release read, “Just passed: Defense bill with Poliquin amendment protecting 600+ […]
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Bruce Poliquin must go
Why would a politician, who is supposed to represent Maine, decide to cut SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that benefits approximately 180,000 Mainers? Ask Bruce Poliquin. He voted to cut this program for the disabled and for the children whose parents can’t afford to give them lunch money. He voted to cut the […]
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CBO concludes CHIP will not be affected by proposal
Nothing is more important than our children’s health. That’s why the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is so critical. This federal program provides health coverage for low-income children and families. Unfortunately, political activists are spreading false information to scare disadvantaged families about their CHIP coverage. Many in the media are pushing that false narrative as […]
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Poliquin should step down
I work three jobs, six days a week (sometimes seven) and the ACA paved a road for me to access health insurance. I went a couple years without any heath care, as I was in the coverage gap. I work a dangerous job, lots of heavy lifting and work with chemicals, so I am grateful […]
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Poliquin says $5B cut to kids' health program is unspent money
Just a few months after approving a six-year extension of the Child Health Insurance Program that serves about 23,000 Maine minors, Congress may strip $7 billion from funds it already approved for the program. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican from Maine’s 2nd District, is among the co-sponsors of a measure that would rescind the […]
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Poliquin looks to assist rural domestic violence victims
Two U.S. House members — a Maine Republican and a Texas Democrat — are teaming up to push a new measure that would make it easier for some women in rural areas who are victims of domestic violence to access safe housing. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who represents Maine’s 2nd District, said adding the rural […]
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Something to criticize
In his letter April 17, Thomas Shields of Auburn (where I grew up and graduated high school) makes an important point about federal spending in the context of a Sun Journal front page headline that read “Democrats question balanced-budget bill.” But his focus on and criticism of Democrats’ criticism of U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin for […]
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Former senator blasts Bruce Poliquin’s push for fresh produce substitutes
The retired U.S. senator from Iowa who created the national Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is charging Maine Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin with trying to destroy it. Former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, who served for three decades until his 2015 retirement, said, “This character from Maine” is so determined to let schools buy more […]
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Wary of tainted campaign cash, Poliquin gives it to charities
On the first Friday of February, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin was feeling particularly generous. Despite facing a potentially hot reelection contest that might force his campaign to shell out millions of dollars on television advertising, consultants and all the accoutrements of a modern-day political showdown, Poliquin opted to dip into his coffers for something entirely […]