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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Thursday July 25, 2024 ( 4 items )  

At Conclusion of Army Reserve and Army IG Investigations into Lewiston Shooting, Maine Delegation Urges DoD to Swiftly Implement Recommended Actions
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to immediately implement the actions recommended as a result of the Army Reserve and Army Inspector General investigations following the Lewiston shooting. For instance, in the letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the Delegation calls on the DoD to updat  more

At Conclusion of Army Reserve and Army IG Investigations into Lewiston Shooting, Maine Delegation Urges DoD to Swiftly Implement Recommended Actions
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to immediately implement the actions recommended as a result of the Army Reserve and Army Inspector General investigations following the Lewiston shooting. For instance, in the letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the Delegation calls on the DoD to   more

Pingree to Skip Netanyahu Address, Citing the Appalling Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza and Long History of Failed Leadership
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced she will not attend Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress today, and issued the following statement: "The October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists were a heinous crime. Israel has a right to defend itself and its people. However, Israel does not have a right to violate international law. I am horrified by the shocking l  more

WATCH: On House Floor, Ranking Member Pingree Leads Opposition to Republican Appropriations Bill Defunding Climate Programs
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Tonight, House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is leading the House Democratic Caucus's opposition on the floor, where she is pushing back on numerous extreme poison pill Republican amendments. Republicans' bill takes an aggressive anti-environment, pro-pollution stance with crippling cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and policy provisions that w  more