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Vance heading to Maine as Platner-Collins fight heats up
Key takeaways
- Susan Collins (R-Maine) and likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner rolls on.
- Vance s office said Tuesday that the vice president will visit Bangor, the third-most populous city in the state.
- Last week, Vance told a crowd in Des Moines, Iowa, that finding fraud in the federal government is kinda like fishing in a barrel with dynamite.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Susan Collins (R-Maine) and likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner rolls on.
Vance s office said Tuesday that the vice president will visit Bangor, the third-most populous city in the state. While there, he will deliver remarks on the Trump administration s efforts to combat fraud.
The vice president is chairing a White House task force on combatting fraud in federal programs, which President Trump created in March amid the administration and House Republicans probing alleged fraud in Minnesota s social services programs.
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