WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins joined fellow members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee in sending a letter urging the Department of Education (DeptEd) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to provide an update on its investigation into the Biden administration's botched implementation of this year's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program. The lawmakers also asked th  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Following reports made by employees on safety and security concerns, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Angus King (I-Maine) calling on OpenAI to honor its commitment to AI safety research and protect current and former employees who raise AI safety concerns. "We write to you regarding recent reports about Open  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today introduced a bipartisan amendment to block for one year a proposed gauge increase in the Gulf of Maine by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). Golden submitted his amendment for consideration in the Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) cosponsored the amendment."Gauge in  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today continued his efforts to protect the Can Am Crown International Sled Dog Races in Fort Kent by introducing a bipartisan amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would block the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) new dog importation rule. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Army Inspector General's (IG) reports on the mass shooting in Lewiston: "Our state was forever changed on October 25, 2023. In the time since that tragic day, we have grieved as a community for those who were killed; we have also demanded answers on how and why this happen  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the release of the U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Army Inspector General's (IG) reports on the horrific mass shooting that occurred in Lewiston, Maine, on October 25, 2023. In November 2023, Senator Collins called for the Army IG to conduct an independent review, in addition to the investigation being conducted pursuant to Army regulations, to  more