As Maine's influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout

Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator's seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.

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