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| https://poliquin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-order | The House Is In Order | 2015-10-09 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Republican | House | ME | Bruce Poliquin | P000611 | poliquin.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Maines Second District Congressman, Bruce Poliquin, released the following statement after yesterdays news on the Speakership: I have proven we can do the peoples business regardless of who is the Speaker of the House. Since being sworn in as Maines Second District Representative, I have been working, non-stop, to get things done and help our Maine families and businesses. Working across the aislewith the help of a lead Democratic co-sponsor, along with two other Democrats and two other Republicans I have authored and passed legislation,The Child Support Assistance Act, which will help law enforcement agencies aid our struggling parents in collecting child support payments. I also introducedbipartisanlegislation,the Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act, which will allow schools to use the money from USDAs Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) to purchase all forms of fruits and vegetables fresh, frozen, canned or dried. I also authored an amendment to stop the EPA from implementing new biomass rules that would hurt Paper Mills, such as Sappi. I was pleased to see this amendmentwas adopted with strongbipartisansupport. I joined a majority of Democratsin opposing Fast-Track trade authority for President Obama because of concerns that the agreement could harm our shoe makers in Maine. I served as the lead Republican co-sponsor with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Democratic Montana Senator Jon Testers Ruth Moore Act, which has passed the U.S. House, to make it easier for survivors of military sexual assault to get the benefits they deserve. I am proud to have worked closely with U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Senator Angus King on a number of grants and on a number of issues important to Maine. I have had the opportunity to support legislation that will help get more natural gas and heating oil to Maine, protect our Second Amendment rights, repeal the parts of ObamaCare that are hurting Mainers and ensure our Veterans receive the health care they were promised, earned and deserve. My work proves you can work across the aisle to get things done and Congress can continue to function. There is much more work to be done, but I will continue to work with all of my colleagues, Republican and Democratic, to pass legislation that will help our Maine families and allow our small businesses to grow putting more Mainers back to work. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |