Health Care
The Administration’s one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare is not working for Maine families and small business. Many folks are experiencing higher health premiums, narrower networks and are having to find new doctors due to ObamaCare.
As your Representative, Congressman Poliquin will continue to listen to people of the Second District and fix this flawed law by repealing the Medical Device Tax and the 30 Hour Workweek Employer Mandate that are crippling our small businesses. He will work tirelessly for a better solution in order to help families in the Second District afford quality healthcare while helping our small businesses grow.
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December 1, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) applauded the U.S. House of Representative’s passage of the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act yesterday, a comprehensive bill that will make major investments in innovative medical research, help find cures and treatments for diseases, and provide critical support to combat the opioid epidemic in Maine and other states across the nation. Congressman Poliquin released the following statement:
After Hearing From Maine Rural Emergency Responders, Rep. Poliquin Pushes for Lower Costs for EpiPen
WASHINGTON – In response to concerns from Maine rural fire chiefs about the impact the jump in EpiPen prices is having on their local departments, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ease restrictions on prospective providers from entering the marketplace, to help open up competition in order to drive down the costs or to allow for an alternative, affordable treatment to be made available.
September 14, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02), a founding member of the Congressional Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, joined Republicans and Democrats in urging Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to include critical funding for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) in the anticipated continuing resolution spending bill that will likely be voted on in the House later this month. The bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to the House leaders this week.
September 14, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, voted in favor of a bill to block an increase in taxes on seniors under ObamaCare that is scheduled to occur on January 1, 2017. The Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act passed the House 261-147 with bipartisan support.
Operation Community SAFER (Supporting Area Families to Enable Recovery) Town Hall in Auburn-Lewiston
Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02), a founding member of the Congressional Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic, hosted a Congressional Town Hall in Auburn-Lewiston at Central Maine Community College's Kirk Hall to connect families to area addiction prevention and treatment resources.
July 29, 2016
Press Release
VEAZIE, Maine – Today, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, met with Gabe Griffin, an 11 year-old who has been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and a group of cyclists that are part of the Ride4Gabe campaign, a 2,200-mile bicycle ride from Houtlon, Maine to Mobile, Alabama seeking to raise awareness and fundraise for research into cures and treatments for the disease. DMD is a progressive muscle wasting disorder that mostly affects boys in their early adolescence. Ride4Gabe is the second bike ride of its kind launched by Hope 4 Gabe, the orig
July 22, 2016
Press Release
HERMON, Maine – Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02), announced his support for the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act with a stop at Dysart’s Restaurant to purchase a ‘PurpleBerry Pie with a Purpose.’ So far, Dysart’s has raised awareness and more than $10,000 from the sales of the almond-topped Maine blueberry pie, a limited edition menu option at the iconic Eastern Maine truck stop aimed to
July 8, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S.
May 16, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Patrick E.
May 13, 2016
Press Release
WASHINGTON – This week, Maine’s 2nd District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, joined with Republicans and Democrats in the House to pass more than a dozen bills to combat the opioid epidemic affecting countless families across Maine and our country. Among the bills was the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA). Congressman Poliquin released the following statement: