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Click here for information about federal nutrition programs.
Click here for information about federal mental health and substance use programs.
Past communications between Maine Together and Maine’s Congressional delegation:
House Passes Tax-Cut Bills Despite Unlikely Senate Action
https://mainetogether.org/2018/09/29/house-passes-tax-cut-bills-despite-unlikely-senate-action/CNBC, September 27, 2018: A three-bill legislative package known as Tax Reform 2.0 cleared the GOP-dominated House during votes on Thursday and Friday. While the legislation is expected to be dead on arrival in the Senate, some proposed changes to retirement savings...
Washington Post: Trump calls on Congress to pull back $15 billion in spending, including on Children’s Health Insurance Program
https://mainetogether.org/2018/05/07/trump-calls-on-congress-to-pull-back-15-billion-in-spending-including-on-childrens-health-insurance-program/Washington Post, May 7, 2018: President Trump is sending a plan to Congress that calls for stripping more than $15 billion in previously approved spending, with the hope that it will temper conservative angst over ballooning budget deficits. Almost half of the...
Vox: Congress’s new $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, explained
https://mainetogether.org/2018/03/23/congresss-new-1-3-trillion-omnibus-spending-bill-explained/Vox, March 23, 2018: On Wednesday night, congressional leaders unveiled the “omni”: a massive 2,232-page, $1.3 trillion spending bill covering everything from defense to border security to opioids. In Congress, a spending bill spanning multiple budget areas is known...