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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Aug 7, 2016

if Republican values are important to you, if the history of the Republican Party is important to you, that you can't in good conscience vote for Donald Trump, that he's shown himself to be unfit and lacking in temperament and other lines…

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Aug 7, 2016

Susan Collins is becoming the first Republican senator to say explicitly she will not vote for Donald Trump. She says Mr. Trump lacks the temperament, self-discipline and judgment required to be president.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Jul 21, 2016

Last month, the entire Maine congressional delegation sent you a letter regarding the VA's incredibly flawed administration of the Choice Program in our State.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Jul 14, 2016

I rise to introduce the Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Veterans Registry and Study Act of 2016. I am pleased to be joined by my colleague from Maine, Senator King, in this initiative. Our bill would address an issue important to veterans…

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Jul 14, 2016

today I wish to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in northern Maine. This 92-mile stretch of lake, shore, and river is a shining example of the dedication of the people of Maine to protect and preserve…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 14, 2016

today I wish to voice my support for the Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Veterans Registry and Study Act of 2016. I am joined by my esteemed colleague from Maine, Susan Collins, in introducing this initiative, which will help to combat a very…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jul 14, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this bill is a complicated solution to a simple problem. Consumers do have the right to know what is in their food, but the problem is that, right now, when you pick up a box…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 14, 2016

today I wish to recognize the paper and forest products industry to support their advancement of six sustainability goals. There are about 18,000 hard-working men and women employed by the forest products industry in the State of Maine…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jul 13, 2016

I certainly appreciate my colleague from New York suggesting that he is very much in favor of the balance between conservation and supporting our commercial fishermen. Being from the State of Maine, we certainly look at both of those…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jul 13, 2016

I am very happy to support this amendment, and I want to thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding time and for his commitment to this issue and the preservation of the Endangered Species Act. There are many of us in Congress…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Jul 13, 2016

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 95 Offered by Mr. Beyer The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Jul 13, 2016

today I wish to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the town of Georgetown, ME. One of Maine's oldest and most historic communities, Georgetown was built with a spirit of determination and resiliency that still guides the community today…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 13, 2016

I just want to again sort of clarify. You can tap phones now, right, Apple iPhones, if you get subpoenas, Mr. Vance?

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 13, 2016

I think it is important to clarify, because there is a lot of confusion in this discussion, even in this hearing.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 13, 2016

It seems to me the good news is that we're the most wired society on Earth.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 13, 2016

We also need to get back to old-fashioned human intelligence.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 13, 2016

I think we need more information, frankly. I commend the chair for setting up this hearing, but I think this really needs some deep thought by a lot of people because it is really, in many ways, new territory.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 13, 2016

One of the things, frankly, that really bothered me about the Apple case was that we had all this excitement and publicity about a great American company that went on for months and months, and then the FBI said never mind, we figured out…

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