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Article: REPUBLICANS CANCEL PINGREE CONGRESSIONAL APPEARANCE.
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- States News Service
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- April 19, 2002
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WASHINGTON, Apr 17, 2002
Maine's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Chellie Pingree, became a subject of controversy as Congress made its first major effort to cut the prices that seniors pay for their prescription drugs.
Pingree had originally been requested to testify on how to provide a prescription drug benefit under Medicare before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Wednesday, however the invitation was abruptly cancelled by Republican leaders on Tuesday after it was discovered that Pingree is the Democratic candidate running against Maine Republican, Sen. Susan Collins.
Pingree had been named as Rochelle Pingree on a publicized ...