Press Releases
December 14, 2018
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The Congressman is calling for the two to be included in the Presidential $1 Coin Program that features presidents and first ladies who have passed
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02), a member of the House Financial Services Committee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Mint, is proposing a $1 coin be issued in honor of the late U.S. President George H. W. Bush, whose family shares deep roots in Maine’s communities.
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December 12, 2018
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The major legislation includes research into cross-laminated timber technology that Congressman Poliquin has championed, which has helped spur growth and the announcements of two new wood products plants and hundreds of new jobs in Maine
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) helped pass major legislation in the House that will support Maine’s forestry workers, rural broadband development, and Maine farmers.
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October 30, 2018
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Sens. Collins, King and Reps. Pingree, Poliquin urged the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to approve Flemish Master Weavers’ application for an exemption from a damaging tariff that threatened rug production in the state
Washington, D.C.—Maine’s Congressional Delegation announced today that Sanford-based Flemish Master Weavers prevailed in its application for an exemption from a tariff on yarn it uses to manufacture area rugs in Maine. The ruling by the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board helps to level the playing field for Flemish Master Weavers to compete against foreign competitors and places
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October 30, 2018
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The Senators and Representative played a pivotal role in making the contract possible by ensuring the Pentagon followed the law and buys American-made athletic shoes for military recruits
Norridgewock, ME – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Bruce Poliquin visited the New Balance plant in Norridgewock in celebration of New Balance’s new contract with the U.S.
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October 10, 2018
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ND Paper is investing in and reopening the mill, creating more than 100 new jobs
OLD TOWN, Maine – In another big win for Maine’s forest products industry, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) applauded the announcement of the purchase and reopening of the Old Town Mill by ND Paper.
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October 3, 2018
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The bipartisan bill addresses rising suicide rates among Veterans, especially in Maine where rates are higher than the national level
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bruce Poliquin, a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined Democratic Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) in introducing the Enhancing Veterans Experience with Telehealth Services Act (the eVETS Act), bipartisan legislation to improve access to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment via telemedicine.
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September 27, 2018
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The project is expected to create 115 jobs and spur $205 million in private investment
MILLINOCKET, Maine – Today, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) announced a $5.3 million grant has been awarded to Our Katahdin, a non-profit economic development organization in Millinocket, for the purpose of investing new infrastructure for wood-product manufacturing at the site of the former Great Northern Paper Mill.
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September 14, 2018
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The Democratic and Republican lawmakers are working together, across the aisle, to improve health care for those with serious illnesses
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02) has joined Congresswoman Jacky Rosen (NV-03) to launch the bipartisan Palliative Care Task Force. The Democratic and Republican lawmakers are working together, across the aisle, to improve health care for those with serious illnesses.
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September 12, 2018
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The grant will go toward a new ambulance for the purpose of opioid misuse and other emergency services for the towns of Milo, Brownville, Lake View, Medford, and Lagrange
LEWISTON, Maine – Congressman Bruce Poliquin (ME-02), a founding member of the Congressional Rural Hospitals Caucus and the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, is announcing a grant to several towns in Pi
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