PORTLAND — Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine has reversed an earlier vote in supporting an executive order that bars federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees. Poliquin said he voted against the measure last week because it did not protect religious groups. On Wednesday night, he was among more than 40 Republicans who joined Democrats […]
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Column distorted Poliquin’s position
Democratic state Sen. John Patrick and former state Sen. Troy Jackson penned a politically charged column in the Sun Journal (May 8) aimed at distorting Maine 2nd District Congressman Bruce Poliquin’s position opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership international trade agreement. Those two political partisans wrongfully claimed that Poliquin failed to “present any meaningful opposition to the […]
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Trade deal unfair to Maine companies
Through the years, international trade deals have hurt many workers and families in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District and also the businesses that employ them. When I was growing up in Central Maine, the cities and towns were humming with paper mills, shoe factories, tanneries and textile-spinning and woolen mills. And with those thriving businesses came […]
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Poliquin push for New Balance takes step forward in Congress
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin was walking on air Thursday and not only because he had just ordered a pair of New Balance sneakers. Late Wednesday, Poliquin, a R-Maine, was successful in his bid to see the Pentagon issue American-made athletic footwear to its new recruits in America’s armed services. Members of the House Armed […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin to vote against Trans-Pacific Partnership
AUGUSTA — Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin announced Wednesday he will vote against President Barack Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, further solidifying the Maine congressional delegation’s opposition to the measure. Poliquin joins Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree against the trade deal. Independent Sen. Angus King and Republican Sen. Susan Collins have not taken a firm stance for or […]
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Analysis: Why won’t Rep. Bruce Poliquin be a GOP delegate?
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin further distanced himself from 2016 presidential politics on Tuesday, telling a Boston gathering that he won’t run to be a delegate to the Republican National Convention. It’s not much of a surprise, since the Republican from Maine’s 2nd District has neither endorsed a candidate in the race led by bombastic front-runner […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin yet to decide on Trans-Pacific Partnership
AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said at a Wednesday event that he’s “poring through” a massive trade deal with Pacific nations, but he won’t support it if it hurts Maine. The Republican from Maine’s 2nd District was put on the spot about the Trans-Pacific Partnership by Attorney General Janet Mills at a dinner held […]
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Poliquin tells Chamber he’s trying to clean up the ‘mess’ called Congress
LEWISTON — Maine 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin was lauded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during the monthly breakfast meeting of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Poliquin, a Republican, was presented with the national business advocacy group’s Spirit of Business award for his work and voting record in Congress […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin wants national monument meeting with White House
PORTLAND — A Maine congressman is lobbying for a face-to-face meeting with a White House official to discuss the potential designation of a national monument in the state. The Portland Press Herald reports that U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin sent a letter Thursday to Christy Goldfuss, the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s managing director, requesting […]
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Maine Conservation Voters give King and Pingree top grades for 2015
AUGUSTA — The League of Conservation Voters on Wednesday released its annual scorecard for Congress, giving Maine’s U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent, and 1st District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, perfect scores of 100. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, received a 60, while 2nd District Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican, received a score of 9. […]