U.S. Congress
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PublishedAugust 29, 2021
Our View: Path to citizenship should be part of budget bill
Our broken immigration system unjustly punishes families with members who don’t have legal status.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2021
Rep. Golden unapologetic about shaking up Democrats’ strategy to pass Biden’s agenda
Maine's 2nd District congressman says progressives have held the infrastructure bill hostage to the president's budget.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2021
Maine Voices: There’s no room for bad-faith negotiating on budget, infrastructure bills
Efforts by Maine Rep. Jared Golden and his fellow centrists to stymie a social policy spending plan bring up memories of my deadbeat dad.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Rep. Golden, 8 other centrist Democrats throw wrench in plans to advance $3.5 trillion budget bill
The move creates a Catch-22 for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, putting the budget and infrastructure bills in jeopardy.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
What’s in the $1.2 trillion Senate infrastructure package
The package contains $550 billion in entirely new investments, mostly paid for – without raising taxes.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2021
Congress passes bill to fund Capitol security, Afghan visas
The $2.1 billion package includes funds for the Capitol Police and to help resettle translators and others who worked closely with U.S. government troops and civilians in Afghanistan.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Mask mandate reinstituted in U.S. House over concerns about delta variant
The House's resident physician reinstituted the mandate in all House office buildings, meeting areas and the chamber.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Britney Spears’ conservatorship case sparks legislative push
With more than 1 million American under such protective arrangements, Congress looks to expand their autonomy.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2021
Maine Voices: Our country’s foundation depends on strong infrastructure plan
Any package should include enhanced broadband access and renewable energy, address climate change and harness willing private-sector resources.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Sens. Collins and King unveil earmark funding requests for over 150 Maine projects
The senators' requests total almost half a billion dollars; most of the earmarks submitted by Reps. Pingree and Golden advance.
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