Maine’s Republican congressman is taking on a new committee assignment to investigate the financing of terrorism. “Our nation faces grave threats from terror cells worldwide, which rely on the black market and other dark streams of capital to finance their operations,” said U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, whose 2nd District spans central and northern Maine. Poliquin […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin leads the charge against Senate filibusters
In a surprising move for one of the more mainstream House Republicans, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin took the lead this week in an assault on Senate filibuster rules during a private GOP conclave in Philadelphia. He cited growing impatience “to get things done” among House members and the electorate as a reason for dumping the […]
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Chellie Pingree, Bruce Poliquin split on abortion measure
Maine’s two U.S. House members split Tuesday on a measure that would make it more difficult for women to get abortions. The proposal, approved on a mostly party-line vote, seeks to make a prohibition on taxpayer funding of abortion permanent and, for the first time, to stymie private insurance plans from offering coverage for abortions. […]
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Collins, King, Poliquin testify for Auburn Manufacturing in trade case
On Wednesday morning, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin had Kathie Leonard’s back. The three of four members of Maine’s congressional delegation testified in front of the U.S. International Trade Commission in support of Leonard’s claims that unfairly subsidized Chinese material is hurting her business at Auburn Manufacturing Inc. AMI […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin to join House Committee on Veterans Affairs
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District announced Monday that he’ll join the committee overseeing the Department of Veterans Affairs. It’s an agency of outsized importance in Maine: The second-term Republican represents a congressional district that was projected in 2015 to be one of only 63 with 65,000 or more veterans — the most […]
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Bruce Poliquin literally lives in his congressional office
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s Republican congressman says he’s bringing his Murphy bed with him to his new office. U.S. Rep. and his staff are moving from the Cannon House office building to the Longworth building. Poliquin literally lives in his office, where he prefers the efficiency of sleeping in his pull down bed and showering […]
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Bruce Poliquin opposes GOP plan to restrict ethics office
Update: U.S. House Republicans drop plan to weaken its ethics office U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, Maine’s only House Republican, is opposing his party’s surprise vote Monday night to gut an independent ethics office. In a closed-door vote, Republicans endorsed moving the independent Office of Congressional Ethics — established in 2008 amid concerns that lawmakers on an […]
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Maine congressional race shattered spending records
Given all the television advertisements during the campaign, it’s not surprising that Maine’s 2nd District congressional race this year shattered state spending records. Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission this week show that the two candidates, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Democratic challenger Emily Cain, raised $6.85 million between them. Cain raised slightly more than […]
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New Balance is a big winner in new defense bill
Maine-made New Balance shoes are likely to see additional sales to the military thanks to the inclusion of an American-made requirement in a $619 billion defense bill approved by the U.S. Senate on Thursday. “The long-awaited and hard-fought passage of this measure is a landmark victory for American shoe manufacturers, like New Balance, who will […]
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Provision mandating USA-made sneakers up for authorization
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The final version of the National Defense Authorization Act includes a provision to require the Department of Defense to provide military recruits with American-made shoes. Maine U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Maine Rep. Bruce Poliquin championed the change and announced its presence in the authorization act on Wednesday. The […]