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  • September 27, 2002

    COMBATING INVASIVE SPECIES

    Maine's waterways are under attack from invasive species that threaten drinking water systems, Maine's fisheries, recreation, wildlife habitat, and lakefront property. To combat...

  • September 20, 2002

    “ANGELS IN ADOPTION” AWARD TO HONOR HOULTON WOMAN

    Each year, members of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption nominate an individual or couple to receive the "Angels in Adoption" award. The coalition is a bipartisan alliance...

  • September 13, 2002

    PROTECTING CHILDREN AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM MERCURY

    Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that is widespread in the environment and particularly harmful to developing children. Recently, the U.S. Senate passed my bill, the Mercury...

  • September 06, 2002

    PRESERVING THE VITAL MISSION OF THE COAST GUARD

    The creation of a cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security is of fundamental importance to our national security and one of the most important issues we will address this...

  • September 03, 2002

    REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11

    September 11 changed our lives forever. On the one-year anniversary of the attack against our nation, we are still mourning the loss of life. At the same time, we can be comforted...

  • August 22, 2002

    CELEBRATING THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

    Thirty years ago landmark legislation known as "Title IX" set forth a policy of educational equity that has greatly expanded opportunities for girls and women. Prior to its...

  • August 22, 2002

    PROTECTING INVESTORS

    As every American investor knows, we have recently witnessed lapses in corporate responsibility unlike anything that has occurred during the past 70 years. Unscrupulous accounting...

  • August 22, 2002

    IMPROVING HEALTH SAFETY AT TISSUE BANKS

    Human tissue transplantation is a relatively new and rapidly growing area of medicine that holds a great deal of promise for patients suffering from a range of conditions from...

  • August 22, 2002

    PREVENTING TEEN SMOKING

    In 1997, when I first came to the U.S. Senate, almost 40 percent of Maine's high school students smoked. Fortunately, smoking among our high school students has declined, due in...

  • August 22, 2002

    PROTECTING SENIOR CITIZENS FROM FRAUD

    August 25, 2002 begins "National Fraud Against Senior Citizens Awareness Week." I joined with Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan to introduce the resolution designating this...

  • August 22, 2002

    IMPROVING END OF LIFE CARE

    Nearly every day, each of us does something to make a better life — for our children, for our families, or for ourselves. Something that too many people never give a single...

  • August 22, 2002

    IMPROVING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

    The last twenty years have witnessed dramatic pharmaceutical breakthroughs that have helped reduce deaths and disability from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and many other...

  • August 22, 2002

    REFORMING THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

    The United States Postal Service is facing a crisis. It continues to run deficits, shoulders billions in debt, and is losing customers due to increased costs for services and...

  • August 22, 2002

    FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS’ ROLE IN ENRON’S COLLAPSE

    As if the bankruptcy of Enron and the subsequent losses of retirement funds and life savings for its many investors and employees weren't enough to tarnish the image of corporate...

  • August 22, 2002

    A WAY OF LIFE IS THREATENED

    Excessive litigation and over regulation are threatening one of the oldest industries in New England. Over four hundred years ago Europeans fished off the Isles of Shoals. Fishing...

  • August 22, 2002

    PROTECTING THE HOMELAND

    President George W. Bush has proposed a bold plan to create a Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security. The decisions that federal lawmakers will make over the next several...

  • August 22, 2002

    PROTECTING THE ELDERLY FROM IDENTITY THEFT

    Identity theft is the fastest growing white collar crime in the United States. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) estimates that 700,000 Americans are victims of identity theft...

  • August 22, 2002

    PROTECTING THE HOMELAND AND HELPING SMALL BUSINESS

    The ingenuity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit of three small businesses in Maine will help America to win the war on terrorism. Technology being developed in our state,...

  • August 22, 2002

    FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID

    The recent recession, high unemployment levels, and the tragic events of September 11th have placed tremendous and unanticipated demands on government services and resources....

  • April 05, 2002

    EXPANDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE

    One of my top priorities in the Senate has been to expand access to affordable health care for all Americans. There are still far too many Americans without health insurance or...