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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
Our View: Voting Rights Act needs attention now
One of the great achievements of American democracy could be erased in our time if we do not fight to save it.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2021
Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle
Senators will return for a rare Saturday session to work on the legislation.
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
Jim Fossel: Senators, not Senate rules, make laws
Liberals complain about the filibuster, but repealing it would likely have little impact on the development of policy.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Biden praises $953 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal as a good start
Among the group that reached the agreement was Maine's Sen. Susan Collins, one of 10 lawmakers who met with the president.
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PublishedJune 12, 2021
Maine Voices: A car crash left me paralyzed. Home care workers let me work, support my family
When caregivers have economic stability, people with disabilities do, too. Maine’s senators should listen to people like me who support the American Jobs Plan.
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
Senate Republicans block bipartisan Jan. 6 panel to investigate Capitol riot
The vote comes a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with Trump supporters who smashed their way in, and from fellow lawmakers who fled Capitol chambers that day.
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PublishedMay 13, 2021
Commentary: Dark money erodes our trust in democracy – Maine’s senators can restore it
The For the People Act will ensure our state’s candidates don’t see a repeat of the deluge of outside spending that took place in 2020.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill
States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Senate passes bill targeting hate crimes against Asian Americans, 94-1
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri was the only no vote among 95 senators.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2021
Minimum wage hike all but dead in Senate virus relief bill
Four days after the chamber's parliamentarian said Senate rules forbid inclusion of a minimum wage increase in the measure, Democrats seemed to have exhausted their options for quickly salvaging the pay hike.
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