An ethics complaint filed by 30 Democrats in the U.S. House claims their colleagues who sleep in their government offices are abusing taxpayer funds to give themselves free housing in the nation’s capital. One of the members who spends his nights in Washington in his office is U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a two-term Republican from […]
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Poliquin supposed to work for us
I am an extremely frustrated Maine voter. I don’t understand how Rep. Bruce Poliquin could vote in favor of a tax plan that benefits the wealthiest and threatens the survival of the most vulnerable. While giving the wealthy huge tax breaks, the GOP plans to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to fund that. Receiving […]
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Congressman reads to Auburn students
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, reads “Blue Sky White Stars” to fifth- and sixth-graders at Sherwood Heights Elementary School in Auburn on Friday. School librarian Shawna Haley-Bear invited Poliquin to attend Read Across America Day. “I wanted to let kids know that reading is such an amazing skill,” Haley-Bear said. Poliquin said the three most […]
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Keeping tabs on Poliquin's votes
Why does Maine have a congressman in office who supports the wealthy and corporations, but not the middle class or the poor? Rep. Bruce Poliquin isn’t my congressman. He may represent the Second District, but he doesn’t represent my values or many other Mainers’ values in Washington. My values include liberty, community, compassion and taking […]
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Poliquin's priorities are out of touch
In November, voters should remember that Rep. Bruce Poliquin chose to line his pockets and those of his corporate friends instead of investing in Maine communities. His vote to approve a budget that gives the wealthy and big corporations a major tax break will come at the expense of important programs that his constituents rely […]
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Poliquin does not represent me
Last May in the U.S. Capitol, news reporters wanted to talk to Congressman Bruce Poliquin about his vote on the ACA. He ducked into a restroom to avoid being asked questions — his modus operandi. After the murder of 17 high school students in Florida and the wounding of many more, Poliquin tweeted his “thoughts […]
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New poll finds Trump unpopular, Poliquin in tight race
A new poll found that more than half of the voters in Maine’s rural 2nd Congressional District disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is doing his job. Though Trump won the sprawling district in 2016 — the only one in New England that favored him — 43 percent of voters approved of his performance […]
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Stephen King takes Bruce Poliquin to task for NRA support
AUGUSTA —An adviser to Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin says the Maine congressman will not respond to criticism of his National Rifle Association support leveled by author Stephen King on Tuesday. Bruce Poliquin, Maine’s 2nd District representative, is an NRA sweetheart. According to the NY Times, the gunners have given him over $200,000 during his political […]
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County GOP to host Lincoln's birthday event
LEWISTON — Appearances by Gov. Paul LePage, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and gubernatorial candidates will highlight Androscoggin County Republicans’ celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Friday, Feb. 16. The event at The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center will include a reception, dinner, program and auction from 5 to 9:30 p.m. For tickets, go to […]
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Train carrying GOP lawmakers, including Bruce Poliquin, hits truck; one on truck dead
.@RepPoliquin‘s tweet: He was on board, only has a few minor bruises. #mepolitics https://t.co/S6nrONSSxp — Larry Gilbert Jr (@LarryGilbertSJ) January 31, 2018 CROZET, Va. (AP) — A train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress to a policy retreat in the countryside slammed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia on Wednesday, killing one person […]