Press Releases
January 9, 2017
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The projects are located in Hancock, Penobscot, Washington, Somerset, Aroostook and Lincoln Counties
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $11.1 million in six rural Maine communities to enhance local wastewater infrastructure, healthcare programs, and essential community facilities. Congressman Poliquin released the following statement:
January 5, 2017
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The House overwhelmingly passes a bipartisan measure denouncing the UN’s action against Israel
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) supported a bipartisan measure in the House condemning the anti-Israel United Nations (U.N.) resolution that passed the international body last month after the Obama Administration
January 3, 2017
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As the 115th Congress convenes, Congressman Poliquin looks forward to getting right back to work
WASHINGTON – Today, at the start of the 115th Congress, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) was sworn in for his second term representing Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Congressman Poliquin released the following statement:
January 3, 2017
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) released the following statement in opposition to a proposal to adjust the Office of Congressional Ethics that was voted on internally by the Republican caucus yesterday:
December 25, 2016
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) released the following statement:
“I want to wish everyone a very blessed and Merry Christmas!” said Congressman Poliquin.
December 23, 2016
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The NDAA, which includes Poliquin’s critical ‘Made-in-USA’ language, becomes law
WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama signed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, marking the end of a months-long, hard-fought battle led in the House by Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) to secure 900 Maine shoemaking jobs at New Balance.
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December 21, 2016
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Congressman Poliquin’s Murphy bed comes with him to his new office
WASHINGTON – The start of the new Congress brings with it a change of scenery for Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02), his Washington, D.C. staff, and his Murphy bed, as the team moves into a new office space. Congressman Poliquin and his Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2016
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Collaborative project led by Nature Conservancy in partnership with more than two dozen other groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Bruce Poliquin applauded today’s announcement that the U.S.
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December 9, 2016
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Caribou, Portland Vet Centers are currently understaffed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Maine Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the Veterans Administration (VA) expressing concern about several long-unfilled vacancies at two Vet Centers in Maine.
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December 8, 2016
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The language championed by Rep. Poliquin and Sens. Collins and King supports 900 Maine manufacturing jobs
WASHINGTON – Today, the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—which includes critical language championed by Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) and Senators Susan Collins and Angus King to protect hundreds of Maine shoe manufacturing jobs—passed in the Senate, clearing the final hurdle before going to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
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