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The well-known progressive from Vermont also used the event to boost two Democratic candidates for statewide office in Maine: former Senate President Troy Jackson, who is running for governor, and U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner.
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The Republican chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee made the statement after the Trump administration used a "pocket rescission" to attempt to withhold an additional $5 billion to foreign aid and peacekeeping programs.
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The new Capital Center complex features nursing simulation labs as well as a state-of-the-art training facility for UMA's cybersecurity degree program.
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The president's comment on social media came two weeks after the Maine Republican opposed his administration's bill to rescind $9 billion that had already been approved by Congress.
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who chairs the committee, also highlighted senators' decision to fund several programs for low-income households and students. But Democrats on the committee criticized aspects of the budget bills, including the omission of funding for public broadcasting.
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The Republican said the Trump administration has failed to provide critical details about the cuts. But the bill advanced anyway.
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Ruby Whitmore of Old Town was one of several young people with Type 1 diabetes who shared their experiences with members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is reviewing the Trump administration's proposed cuts to research programs.
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Sen. Susan Collins cast a pivotal vote in pushing Trump's "big beautiful bill" past a key procedural hurdle step over the weekend but said Monday that changes to Medicaid are "problematic."
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The Democratic governor laid out her concerns in a letter to the state's congressional delegation this week as the Senate continues work on the bill, which contains key aspects of President Trump's domestic agenda.
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Wednesday's hearing was the first opportunity for members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which Collins leads, to question Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought about more than $9 billion that Trump wants to claw back from programs.