Energy costs are up. Temperatures are down. And if nothing changes, Mainers who need a little help keeping warm this winter could be the latest victims of this unnecessary government shutdown. Congress needs to do its job, reopen the government, and get heating assistance — not

Couldn't agree more with @AFGENational President Kelley: "Both political parties have made their point, and still there is no clear end in sight. Today I’m making mine: it’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today." https://t.co/gk0zBcW0XJ

It’s hard to believe two years have passed since the mass shooting in Lewiston. Today, our sense of loss — for our community, our state, and especially for those 18 sorely missed neighbors — still feels raw. But today is also a reminder of how Mainers respond to hardship. Our

Stopping SNAP benefits for working families who already struggle to put food on the table is just another way that government shutdowns hurt our most vulnerable friends and family — a huge reason why I voted to keep the government open. Congress must meet the urgency of this

It is great news that all living hostages in Gaza have finally been reunited with their loved ones after two long years. With this integral stage complete, I hope that Hamas will continue the process of disarming, relinquishing any claim to governance and charting a real path

Sovereignty is dignity. There’s no reason Maine’s tribes should be excluded from federal laws that benefit the rest of America’s indigenous peoples. I’m proud to be part of the movement working to correct this injustice. Let’s all recommit to that important work on Indigenous

Ten days into the government shutdown, both sides are blaming the other, trying to “win” the shutdown even as millions of federal workers and service members and their families lose pay and Americans suffer the harms that come when federal agencies are stripped to the bone or

Today is the 2nd anniversary of the deadliest attacks against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. On October 7, 2023, Hamas crossed into Israel and killed nearly 1,200 people, wounded thousands more, and took hundreds of hostages. They raped women and girls and used Israeli

This government shutdown is the result of hardball politics driven by the demands far-left groups are making for Democratic Party leaders to put on a show of their opposition to President Trump. The shutdown is hurting Americans and our economy, and the irony is it has only

The Upward Bound TRIO program gives low-income and veteran students the chance to earn a college degree. But cuts to its funding put those opportunities at risk. Maine’s Congressional Delegation is standing together to protect hundreds of hard-working students:

My thoughts as we get closer to a shutdown:

Once again, regulators are pushing unproven, costly ropless gear on Maine lobstermen. So once again, I’m standing alongside the industry to preserve the way generations of Mainers have supported their families and communities. Here’s what I’m telling regulators about their

There is no place for political violence in a free nation. That’s why I’m proud to stand alongside the @ProbSolveCaucus to send a clear, bipartisan message: We are Americans before we are Democrats or Republicans.

Maine has a long, proud history of shoemaking. With this investment, New Balance is helping make sure that heritage lives on for another generation. That’s good news not only for Skowhegan and the company’s hundreds of workers, but for all of us who want to see domestic

America’s broken permitting process doesn’t just slow the deployment of new energy. From affordable housing to even treatment centers for veterans, I’ve seen firsthand how the system limits us from building the things we need. I enjoyed speaking with @RepWesterman at @NCEWConf

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Rural Mainers need health care, not the “Hunger Games.” The GOP’s big budget law took 20 percent of federal Medicaid funding away from rural hospitals. Now they’re launching a rushed, unfair rural health fund that’s ripe for political abuse. The bad deal just keeps getting