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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Sep 30, 2026

They took taxpayer dollars that were being invested in important projects that would have brought down the cost of energy for all of us and our communities, and they paid bribes and they paid out to utility companies to get them to turn in…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 30, 2026

Protecting the approximately 101,000 Ukrainian TPS holders currently living in the United States is a humanitarian imperative, but also a sound economic decision.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 30, 2026

So if that is the case, who decides who is protected and who isn’t?

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 30, 2026

The implication of the term golden dome is a national coverage. I think all of you will agree that that is just not in the cards.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 30, 2026

First I have an issue with how this program is being funded. That is not really your problem, but it’s being funded principally through reconciliation, which is a totally partisan process with very little input from the appropriations…

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 30, 2026

We’re already looking at whether there’s language we can put in the next set of appropriations bills that would prohibit this from happening.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Sep 29, 2026

I look forward to taking the debate stage, speaking directly to Maine voters about the issues that matter most and making clear what’s at stake in this election.

mainemorningstar.com
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 29, 2026

This bipartisan Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act is a crucial piece of legislation that will ensure our veterans continue to receive the care they have earned, regardless of where they chose to live.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 29, 2026

If the VA covers veterans’ medications when they are living at a private nursing home, those cost reimbursements should be the same when veterans choose to enter a facility that specializes in taking care of veterans.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 29, 2026

Vandalism is unacceptable. Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 28, 2026

This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law.

coloradonewsline.com
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 28, 2026

This is the most recent attempt by this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to undermine Congress's Constitutional power of the purse.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 27, 2026

President Trump is having enough difficulty doing his job; Congress should take this opportunity to do ours.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 27, 2026

Why does he believe he can claw back a nearly billion dollars of bipartisan-approved Congressional spending?

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 27, 2026

This isn’t a vague legal concept they are abusing; it’s grade school-level American government: Article 1 of the United States Constitution.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Sep 27, 2026

This administration’s Office of Management and Budget has just unilaterally taken away 800 million dollars that Congress passed on a bipartisan basis towards key priorities – in blatant defiance of the Constitution and federal law.

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