Press Releases
June 30, 2016
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WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins and Representatives Bruce Poliquin and Chellie Pingree received letters today from the U.S.
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June 23, 2016
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The courts again take action to uphold the Constitution and keep the Executive Branch in check
WASHINGTON – Today, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, commended the Supreme Court’s decision on President Obama’s unilateral executive action that would have granted amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants, bypassing Congress. Congressman Poliquin released the following statement:
June 23, 2016
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Shorey’s winning portrait is being displayed in the US Capitol
WASHINGTON – Today, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, visited with Michaela Shorey, the winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition, in his Washington, D.C.
June 22, 2016
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin said today that a scientific committee of the European Union is considering arguments presented by U.S. and Canadian researchers in response to a Swedish request to ban the import of American lobsters into the EU.
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June 22, 2016
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Legislation would support 650 jobs in Maine
WASHINGTON – Today, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, sent a letter to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy requesting that the House vote on the bipartisan legislation to cut out excessive government regulations on Maine businesses in the sea urchin harvesting industry.
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June 22, 2016
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The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28 at Eastern Maine Community College’s Maine Hall
BANGOR – Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, will host a Congressional Town Hall in Bangor on June 28 to connect families to area addiction prevention and treatment resources.
June 17, 2016
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Rep. Poliquin’s legislation advances in the House with bipartisan support
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Bruce Poliquin’s Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act passed through the House Financial Services Committee with bipartisan support in a 39-20 vote, with 6
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June 17, 2016
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Rep. Poliquin serves as lead cosponsor of legislation that passes committee with unanimous support
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Senior $afe Act, a bill that Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) joined Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) in introducing in February, passed through the House Financial Services Committee with unanimous s
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June 16, 2016
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Rep. Poliquin successfully urges hundreds of his colleagues on the House Floor to vote down an amendment that would have stripped Made-in-America language
WASHINGTON – Today, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, successfully urged hundreds of his colleagues, both Republicans and Democrats, on the House Floor to vote down an amendment that would have stripped Poliquin’s critical language that supports 900 jobs in Central Maine. The language, which reinforces an existing law known as the Berry Amendment, was included
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June 15, 2016
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Rep. Poliquin speaks on the House Floor and stands up to Washington lobbyists to protect American jobs
WASHINGTON – Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, is fighting to protect his language in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—which would require the Department of Defense to follow the existing law and issue American-made equipment to recruits when possible—against an attempt from powerful Washington lobbying groups to strip it out.
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