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Shortly after Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin released his fundraising numbers for the first quarter, his presumptive opponent in the 2016…
Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin has a strong start to a re-election bid come 2016, as the 2nd District representative raised an…
On Wednesday, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the 8th edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index.…
Wearing a cap and gown I sat on the field at the University of Maine contemplating my years in college.…
Last week, the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations subcommittee held a hearing regarding Operation Choke Point with Federal Deposit…
Early Friday morning, Senate Republicans passed their first budget since 2006. The vote was split along party lines 52-46, with…
As I have repeatedly said, too many of our hard-working families and small businesses continue to be hurt by the…
On Thursday, Congress passed a resolution aimed at limiting so-called “ambush elections” for union representation, but the legislation is expected…
On Tuesday, U.S. House Republican leadership unveiled their conservative budget proposal that seeks to eliminate the federal deficit over the…
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep…
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the latest case challenging the Affordable Care…
On Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released their report on civil rights violations in the Ferguson police department, finding…
Over the last 60 days, I have finally settled in to all my offices and am working hard to help…
On Thursday, investigators announced that they had discovered over 30,000 emails related to the targeting of conservative groups by the…
On Friday, the Obama Administration admitted that approximately 800,000 Healthcare.gov customers have received incorrect tax forms. The administration is asking…
Representative Poliquin, whose vote this week against repealing Obamacare provoked backlash among grassroots conservatives, has worked to explain his controversial…
Bruce Poliquin isn’t wasting any time getting his feet wet in Washington. Yesterday, at his first Financial Services Committee meeting,…
Liberals in Maine and Washington, D.C. are suffering a new psychological condition, one that started very recently, in November. Symptoms…
MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, the architect of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), was commissioned by the Maine Bureau of…
Now that the elections are over and all the negative TV ads are gone we can all breathe a big…
A group of medical professionals submitted a letter to Maine’s newspapers warning against Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s quarantine on nurse…
Conservative muckraker James O’Keefe has struck again, this time in North Carolina, where State House Speaker Thom Tillis, a Republican,…
Monday marked the 50th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s famous speech, “A Time for Choosing,” delivered on October 27, 1964,…
Public education is getting a 21st Century shake-up. Back in September, Maine’s very first virtual charter school, Maine Connections Academy,…
In my previous article Why Elections Cannot Fix Washington D.C., I demonstrated that amendments are superior to elections in solving…
At Wednesday’s gubernatorial debate, U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud, the Democratic candidate, suggested U.S. policymakers should combat the the spread of the…
More than 3,000 Mainers are set to lose their current health insurance plans due to President Barack Obama’s unpopular and controversial…
The race for Maine’s Second Congressional District between state Sen. Emily Cain (D-Orono) and Republican Bruce Poliquin is drawing national…
PORTLAND – The three candidates in Maine’s hotly contested race for governor gathered Wednesday morning at Portland’s Holiday Inn by…
Mainers are familiar with S. Donald Sussman — the billionaire hedge fund manager whose largesse has propped up the liberal-leaning…
ORONO – First Lady Michelle Obama touted the health of the U.S. economy as she visited Maine on Friday to campaign…
As our nation continues to spiral out of control and those we elected to Congress continue to ignore their responsibilities…
The national unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in September as the percentage of Americans not in the workforce reached a 36-year…
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., released its 2014 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s…
PORTLAND – Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Shenna Bellows sought to tie incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins to Texas Republican…
A top union boss spoke out in favor of Democratic U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud’s gubernatorial campaign on Wednesday as media…
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins blasted President Barack Obama’s administration on Wednesday for stymieing public watchdogs throughout the federal government. “It…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, fresh off a trip to Texas she organized to expect the U.S.-Mexico border, said on Saturday that…
When a group of left-wing millionaires and billionaires held a secret meeting in Chicago last week, big time political players…
Liberals across the country joined President Barack Obama to celebrate National Equal Pay Day on Tuesday — an occasion for…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released its bipartisan report on the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist…
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree signed a letter last week urging her colleagues in the House of Representatives to give Bath…
The U.S. Senate has a unique and longstanding tradition of open, unlimited debate. The Senate rules, when not circumvented, are…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid the shutdown turmoil in the nation’s capital city, 33 House Democrats crossed party lines Tuesday night…
Not to be outdone by Sen. Angus King, who has likened conservatives to murderers, Rep. Chellie Pingree on Monday said…
Following President Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional approval for a potential military intervention in Syria, Maine’s congressional delegation weighed…
Last Wednesday, US News & World Report ran an opinion piece by Peter Roff describing the conflict of interest in the Portland Press…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may be the most powerful, and feared, federal agency in Washington. It is absolutely essential…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday called on President Barack Obama to apologize for the Internal Revenue Service’s politically-motivated…
AUGUSTA – The lawyer who helped fuel sensationalist claims about Gov. Paul R. LePage’s March 21 meeting with state workers…
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) broke with the rest of Maine’s congressional delegation on Thursday to vote against a Continuing Resolution…
Two letters from the Obama administration to Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage paint very distinct portraits of the federal government’s…
PORTLAND – U.S. Agricultural Secretary Thomas Vilsack on Thursday visited the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center in…
News reports told us of an odd and tragic circumstance recently when a man fell into a giant hole that…
Paul LePage is one of the most unpopular Governors in the country. Only 39% of voters approve of him to…
By Senator Susan Collins It is a privilege to represent Maine in the United States Senate, and I am deeply grateful…
By Senator Susan Collins While our country spent September 11, 2012, remembering the terrorist attacks that took place eleven years earlier…
By Michael Sandoval The Heritage Foundation In just a little over a decade, the U.S. federal debt will exceed 100 percent…
By Senator Susan Collins As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have always worked to support our…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation With just a few weeks left in 2012, all eyes in Washington are on…
By U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) Now that the elections are behind us, it is time for the campaigning to…
By Bill Wilson Americans for Limited Government “[T]he only thing that’s worse than cutting national defense is not having any…
By Senator Susan Collins For more than two centuries, young Americans have left the comfort and security of home in order…
When Halloween is over, the masks come off, at least for trick-or-treaters. Thus, it’s also a good time to note…
This is a statement issued by Senator Collins’ office in Washington, D.C. A final report from the Housing and Urban Development…
By Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) The Internet was born in October 1969, and for the first half of its life…
Baldacci task force, Hannah Pingree and “Kid Safe Act” laid groundwork for DEP to list “chemicals of high concern” Following…
Summer in Maine is a favorite time of year, and the Fourth of July is always a joy. With parades, picnics,…
column by Senator Susan Collins. “Let us in this solemn presence renew our pledges to aid and assist those whom…
In a letter to President Obama, representatives Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud have recommended Steven Minkowsky to be the New…
By Rep. Rich Cebra Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has some explaining to do. On March 14, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)…
But hey, what are friends for? By J Dwight Distrust of—and anger toward—the politically connected elite is one of the…