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U.S. Representative (D-ME); original co-sponsor - Part of the bipartisan branding—and the proof this isn’t purely partisan
Washington keeps saying it wants to “build faster.” On December 18, 2025, the House put that promise into a blunt instrument: it passed the SPEED Act, a bill designed to squeeze environmental reviews into tighter boxes and make lawsuits harder to use as a brake.
Updated Dec 19, 2025
U.S. Representative, Maine’s 2nd District (Democrat) - Lead House sponsor of Protect America’s Workforce Act and organizer of discharge petition
Donald Trump tried to rewrite federal labor law with a single March executive order, yanking collective bargaining rights from most of the civil service under a sweeping "national security" label. On December 11, the House — powered by a rare discharge petition and 20 Republican defections — voted 231–195 to tear that order up.
Updated Dec 12, 2025
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