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Maine House Speaker Replaces Republicans on Committees Over Mask Rule Violation The speaker of the Maine House of Representatives this week stripped seven conservatives of their committee assignments, replacing them with Democrats. House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, a Democrat, made the move after the group, comprised of six GOP lawmakers and a Libertarian, entered the state Capitol without masks. Video footage posted by one of the legislators, state Rep. Laurel Libby, showed law enforcement stopping ...

AUGUSTA — Maine State Representative Sherman Hutchins, R-Penobscot, has been stripped of his committee assignment by Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau after video (attached to this story for reader viewing) emerged of Hutchins being among a group of...

The Portland Press Herald and the Associated Press reported seven legislators tried to enter the State House without COVID face coverings, defying house rules.

Maine lawmakers lose assignments after mask confrontation © WMTW Maine State House Maine’s Democratic House speaker stripped seven conservative lawmakers of committee assignments after the group had a confrontation with Capitol Police about mask rules in the Maine State House. Republican Rep. Laurel Libby released a video of the Monday confrontation, in which the lawmakers entered the State House without masks on. A Capitol Police officer approached the group, and members said they weren�...

Conservative lawmakers in Maine lose posts after mask row Associated Press 1 day ago By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maines Democratic house speaker stripped seven conservative lawmakers of committee assignments on Monday after the group had a confrontation with Capitol Police about mask rules in the Maine State House. Republican Rep. Laurel Libby released a video of the confrontation, in which the lawmakers entered the state house without masks o...

Now national guard troops are turning the security back to capitol police who were overwhelmed that day. cred a cnn camera crew captured troops leaving. they leave the democrats and republicans fighting over funding for the capitol police force debating the creation even a commission to investigate the capitol attack. join me now is the task leaded with a review of capitol security following january. thank you for taking the time this morning, general. >> good morning. >> so this week a bipartis...

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The progressive Squad nearly sunk a Capitol security bill Thursday backed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over their objections to funding a "broken" policing system and ignoring the root cause of the Jan. 6 riot which they say is "White supremacy."

A small group of progressives known as the “squad” came close to sinking the House Democrats’ Capitol security spending bill on Thursday over concerns about Capitol Police accountability.

Print this article The House on Thursday narrowly passed a nearly $2 billion spending package to bolster security in the Capitol in the wake of the destructive and deadly Jan. 6 riot. Most Republicans opposed the measure, which passed 213-212, with three Democratic members voting "present" and three opposing the bill. GOP lawmakers cited duplicative spending and objected to a provision that adds the National Guard to the Capitol security force. It passed a day after Democrats and 35 Republic...