WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Hartford, CT Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a coalition of states known as the New England Heat Pump Accelerator Coalition which includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island with a $450 million grant through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant(link is exter  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME), co-chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, is leading the introduction of a bipartisan bill to improve cybersecurity in health care. The Healthcare Cybersecurity Act would direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collaborate on improving cybersecurity and make resources available to non-feder  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement in response to President Biden's announcement ending his presidential campaign: "In his farewell address, George Washington said, 'that, in withdrawing the tender of service which silence in my situation might imply, I am influenced by no diminution of zeal for your future interest, no deficiency of grateful respect.' Like our first presiden  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that six Maine fire departments have been awarded a combined total of $1,132,922.44 in federal grants through the Fiscal Year 2023 Assistance to Firefighter (AFG) grant program. This funding will be used to upgrade critical equipment, personal protective gear, and support services. "Firefighters across Maine and the  more