Ellen Stern Griswold

@ellensgris

Food/Ag Lawyer, Environmentalist, Mama to two girls, Partner of , Proud new Mainer, Cook, Gardner, Political junkie, Adventurer.

Portland, ME
Joined March 2010

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  1. Jan 2

    Climate change is threatening our jobs, damaging our health and attacking our historic relationship to the land and sea. Tonight I say, enough. Enough with studies, talk, and debate. It is time to act!

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  2. Jan 2

    23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC. Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress. 🙏🏾

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  3. Jan 2

    The government shutdown has created serious consequences for the American people and our public lands. Our most majestic landscapes and historic sites now face neglect. and Congress must work together to reopen the federal government NOW.

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  5. Jan 2
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  6. We ran to fight and that’s just what we’re going to do from ’s statehouse to Congress. Great to stand with @Ocasio2018 other lawmakers speaking out for the this AM and to see in D.C. for our event.

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  7. 13 Nov 2018
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  8. Read my full statement in support of , a legislative blueprint proposed by @Ocasio2018 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition the nation to renewable energy sources within ten years. ➡️

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  9. Thank you, Rep. ! Maine is a breathtakingly beautiful state. Thank you for standing up to protect its land with strong, courageous action.

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  10. 10 Nov 2018

    “The food industry is the nexus of almost all of the major forces in our politics today.”

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  11. Rick Scott: Ordered an illegal voter purge Made it harder to register new voters Reduced early voting days Opposed restoration of voting rights Opposed early voting on campus Wouldn’t extend deadline to register He might want to stay quiet here.

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  12. 8 Nov 2018

    Hundreds demonstrate in support of special counsel probe

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  13. 8 Nov 2018
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  14. 8 Nov 2018

    : A federal judge invalidates Trump administration’s environmental review, blocks construction on the pipeline, and orders government to revise its environmental review. Our statement:

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  15. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns at Trump's request

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  16. 7 Nov 2018

    With Trump, two ideas need to be held simultaneously: His presidency is a stunning political achievement, and he's far less popular than a politician in his position should be. He’s a political genius and a political underperformer, at the same time.

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  17. 7 Nov 2018

    Indeed. lost but also helped remake the Texas judiciary overnight. Houston and Dallas are now vastly different courts, as is most of the Texas intermediate appellate judiciary -- which is the last stop for most civil and criminal litigants.

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  18. Several LGBTQ candidates made history, including the first openly gay man to be elected governor; New Hampshire’s first gay congressman; and a Native American lesbian who became the first queer person to represent Kansas in Congress.

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  19. 6 Nov 2018

    Democrats' House majority will allow them to launch subpoena-powered probes into Trump's finances, Russian interference, and ethics scandals — and to halt the conservative legislative agenda. They could even demand the president's tax returns.

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  20. 6 Nov 2018

    NYT is projecting Democrats win a ~9% margin in the House popular vote. The last time we saw a margin like that was 08, amidst a collapsing economy and a loathed war. Unemployment is 3.7% right now. America isn't at war. A margin this big is nuts — a pure repudiation of Trump.

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