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      <excerpt> Congressman Mike Michaud voted somewhat more reluctantly for the bill. He said he did it to move reform forward, but that there&amp;#39;s no guarantee he&amp;#39;ll vote ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... of Representatives, protestors gathered outside the offices of Rep. Mike Michaud on Saturday to take a last-ditch stand against the pending legislation. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Second District Congressman Mike Michaud is also praising the bill&amp;#39;s passage. &amp;quot;This extension of benefits will ensure that those who lost their job will be ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Maine&amp;#39;s 2nd District Rep. Mike Michaud, a Democrat, said a comprehensive overhaul of financial regulations is overdue. He said it should have been part of ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... sustainable forestry, economic development and land conservation in their states. The commission grew out of legislation sponsored by Rep. Mike Michaud. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Maine&#8212;U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud says a bill advancing through Congress will expand conservation land in northern Maine by nearly 20,000 acres. The Maine Democrat said the House has passed an Interior Department appropriations bill providing $3.7 million </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Frank Jr. Kratovil &#8211; 1st District. DC Phone: (202) 225-5311. District Phone: Centreville (443) 262 -9136. Link to E-mail: https://forms.house.gov/kratovil/contact-form.shtml. Maine. Rep. Mike Michaud &#8211; 2nd District ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Cao defeated Rep. William Jefferson amidst scandal of accepting bribes, and a search of his home revealed a cache of $90000 in his freezer. Convicted on August 6th, Jefferson is awaiting to be sentenced for a minimum of 27 years. ... Mike  Michaud (ME-02).</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Mike Michaud (Blue Dog-ME) Jack Murtha (D-PA) Richard Neal (D-MA) Jim Oberstar (D-MN) David Obey (D-WI) Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Tom Perriello (D-VA) Collin Peterson (D-MN) Earl Pomeroy (Blue Dog-ND) Nick Rahill (D-WV) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>WITH SUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE BILL. Jason J. Levesque, candidate in Maine&amp;#39;s 2nd Congressional District, issued the following statement in reaction to Rep. Mike Michaud&amp;#39;s announced support for H.R. 3962, the Pelosi health care bill: ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>From Congressman Mike Michaud. DEAR Fellow Mainers, Today, I will join my colleagues in taking another important step in a journey that began almost a century ago. After hundreds of meetings, hours of careful consideration, and lots of soul  searching, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Charlie Gonzalez from my hometown of San Antonio (TX-20) e-mailed a bit ago to talk about why he&amp;#39;s for it, and it was basically one of those amazing letters that says &amp;quot;you may not believe it now, but this is for the better of ... You  must en</excerpt>
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