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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jan 23, 2020

If the president is acquitted and nothing happens on this, it basically renders the impeachment clause a nullity.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jan 23, 2020

I just think it would be very hard to go home and say to your constituents, I didn't want to see any more facts.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jan 23, 2020

I thought they did a very effective job. I thought Adam Schiff was right on tonight. He was very strong.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jan 23, 2020

The precedent of the president being able to stiff-arm the whole process will haunt us for 100 years.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jan 23, 2020

If they vote -- if the president is acquitted on both of these counts, then the impeachment clause is gone.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jan 23, 2020

I think and I thought for some time that Article Two, the obstruction of Congress, is actually more important and stronger than Article One.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Jan 20, 2020

Can I point out that argument about they should go to the courts to resolve this? That actually contradicts what the DOJ has been arguing when they've been saying that they want to get -- they're trying to essentially avoid these subpoenas.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Jan 16, 2020

trade with Canada and Mexico is vitally important to Maine's economy, supporting numerous small businesses and more than 53,000 jobs in our State. In reviewing the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the replacement for the deeply…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jan 15, 2020

On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled, 7-2, that women have the right to make their own healthcare decisions and to legally access abortion care. Forty-seven years later, our country has seen significant social and economic progress…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jan 15, 2020

I thank Mr. Scott for yielding and also his leadership on the bill we are considering this afternoon, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Maine is the oldest State in the union by median age, and older Mainers are an…

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Jared Golden
@jaredgolden· Democratic · ME· Jan 14, 2020

Maine is I think per capital one of the least diverse, whitest states that we have in the country, very large, very rural.

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jan 9, 2020

Consumers have the right to know what harmful chemicals are in their homes, and they should have the ability to choose products that keep their families and their environment safe. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on my…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jan 9, 2020

I thank Chairman Pallone and Congresswoman Dingell for their leadership on PFAS issues, and I thank Congresswoman Spanberger, who is also a sponsor of this amendment with me. I rise today in support of my amendment to H.R. 535, the PFAS…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jan 9, 2020

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 46, line 12, strike ``or cooking utensil'' and insert ``cooking utensil, carpet, or rug, clothing, or…

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Jared Golden
@jaredgolden· Democratic · ME· Jan 9, 2020

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 47, after line 15, insert the following new subsection (and redesignate the subsequent subsection…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jan 8, 2020

I thank Representative Scanlon for granting me the time and Chairman Pallone and particularly Congresswoman Dingell for their leadership on PFAS issues. I rise today in support of H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act of 2019. This bipartisan bill…

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