BANGOR — Maine’s freshman congressman continues to amass a campaign war chest with more than $1.2 million in cash on hand in what’s expected to be an expensive race in the state’s 2nd Congressional District. Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin has raised $450,000 in past three months, bringing his total raised this campaign cycle to more than […]
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Vets Center leader to visit Maine after staff shortages prompt concerns
LEWISTON — A shortage of mental health counselors at the Vets Center in Lewiston that drew the attention of Maine’s Congressional delegation has also prompted a visit from the acting regional manager for the program. That manager, Steven Reeves of Fairfield, Calif., who is also the manager for the Vets Center program in the Pacific […]
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Maine’s Congressional delegation says ‘no’ to government shutdown
As federal lawmakers wrestle with the latest specter of a government shutdown, Maine’s Congressional delegation appears to be mostly unified in their stance against closing the government’s doors — again. A 17-day federal government shutdown in 2013 resulted in millions of dollars lost to Maine’s economy and billions being lost to the national economy. The […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin takes heat for stand against Export-Import Bank
AUGUSTA — A threat by General Electric Co. to move 80 future jobs from Bangor to France has brought Congress’ fight over the neutered U.S. Export-Import Bank to Maine. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican from Maine’s 2nd District and the state’s top bank critic, has been criticized for it by Democrats: He’s the rare […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin gets heat after GE threatens to move jobs
BANGOR, Maine — General Electric Co. said Tuesday that work supporting 500 American jobs, including 80 in Bangor, could be offshored, citing Congress’ decision to let funding for the U.S. Export-Import Bank lapse earlier this year. It made for political hay in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, where Democrats criticized U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and other Republicans for […]
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Lewiston’s state lawmakers urge congressional delegation to keep heat on VA
LEWISTON — State lawmakers from Lewiston are urging Maine’s U.S. congressional delegation to keep the heat on the federal Veterans Affairs Administration until vacant counseling positions at the city’s vet center are filled. “Failure to fill these positions with competent, qualified individuals is a serious health and safety concern for our veterans, not to mention […]
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Deal with Iran shortsighted, dangerous
The Iranian government has American blood on its hands. It vows to kill more Americans. It’s committed to destroying Israel. It supports terrorism throughout the Middle East to help achieve those and other horrific goals. For decades, American foreign policy, under both Democratic and Republican administrations and Congresses, has wisely insisted there can be no […]
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Local vet center counseling, leadership jobs unfilled
LEWISTON — A shortage of mental health counselors at the Veteran Center in Lewiston has Maine’s U.S. Congressional delegation pushing for answers and Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald warning that a desperate, untreated veteran might act violently. As a measure of the problem, veterans and counselors say the local center has been without a team leader […]
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Bruce Poliquin raises $1.1 million for 2016 Congressional campaign
AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has raised nearly $380,000 in the latest reporting period to support his re-election bid. The 2nd District congressman’s campaign said Tuesday that he has raised more than $1.1 million to date. Poliquin has donated more than $3,000 to his own campaign and has nearly $950,000 cash on hand. Poliquin […]
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Joe Baldacci hires polling firm while weighing run for U.S. House
BANGOR — City Councilor Joe Baldacci isn’t saying whether he’ll challenge former state Sen. Emily Cain for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 race for the Second Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. But he already is spending money to size up his chances of beating incumbent Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, hiring […]