It's not news that the paper and pulp industry in the state has faced tough times over the past decade. Yesterday, Senator King spoke to Maine Public Radio about the efforts he and the entire Maine Congressional Delegation have undertaken to try and get federal help to the region. He compared what's happening in the state to similar the collapse of the coal industry in Appalachia and the damage to the Gulf of Mexico after the BP oil spill.
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Donna Cassese, President of the Maine Pulp & Paper Association, explained how federal help could aid the industry...
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That was Dana Doran, Executive director of the professional logging contractors of Maine. Earlier you heard from Donna Cassese, president of the Maine Pulp and Paper Association, and from Senator Angus King.