State geologist Robert Marvinney, director of the Maine Geological Survey, will testify today before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, according to the state Department of Conservation.
Why?
It's a three-part hearing on offshore drilling policy.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Monday shows 38 percent of voters nationwide think the $787 billion stimulus plan passed by Congress will help the economy.
Almost more surprising is that 29 percent believe the plan will hurt the economy and 24 percent say it will have little impact.
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Maine Democrat, put out a statement this week to share her thoughts on the $789 billion stimulus plan that Congress is scheduled to vote on today.
Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, who took the oath of office in Washington Tuesday to begin his fourth term, released a statement about his hopes for the new session.
U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud said Friday that he hasn't yet seen the Democratic proposal to bailout the auto industry, but that he's not all that crazy about the idea.
While you're on your lunch break today, you can check out 1st Congressional District candidates Charlie Summers, a Republican, and Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, mixing it up in a debate.
First Congressional District candidate Charlie Summers, a Republican from Scarborough, is getting a push from veterans -- those in Maine and a national group that will air radio ads in support of his candidacy.
