WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, announced that she advanced key funding for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The measure, which was advanced by a unanimous vote of 28-0, provides $851.7 billion in discretionary funding. "This legislation supports the brave men and women of our armed for  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), led Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to increase working families' access to quality, affordable child care. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization Act of 2024 strengthens child care services, increases the supply of child care providers, and improves the program to support families and providers in the pursuit of quality, affo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after Bowdoin College graduate, Evan Gershkovich, and former United States Marine, Paul Whelan, were released from Russian custody in a historic prisoner swap involving seven countries: "I am ecstatic to hear the news that Americans, among them Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, have been released from Russia and are on their way home. For far  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) are introducing bipartisan legislation to offer a disaster mitigation tax credit to working waterfronts located on the coasts and on navigable waterways. The Working Waterfronts Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act would provide working waterfronts with a 30 percent tax credit on up to $1 million in mitigation expenses, adjusted for inflation annually. Sena  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Defense Appropriations Act, providing the U.S. military services with the funding needed to deter China and Russia, support service members and their families, and strengthen the defense industrial base. The measure, which was advanced by a unanimous vote 28-0, provides $851.7  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, providing support to advance America's energy independence and improve water infrastructure across the country. The measure, which was advanced by a unanimous vote of 28-0, provides $61.5 billion in discretionary fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act, providing support for the administration of the tax code, judicial branch operations, prevention of fraud against consumers and investors, and construction, leasing, and maintenance of most fede  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, providing support to strengthen America's workforce and fund important health and education programs. The measure, which was advanced by a vote of 25-3, provides $205.7 billion in discretionary funding. The bil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- 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 Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan from their detention in Russian prison following a prisoner swap: "I join all Americans in cheering the release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan who were unjustifiably detained on bogus charges in Russia, suffered through sham trials, and were used as political pawns by Vladimir Putin. I a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Bill would update decades-old Medicare spending index that triggers harmful cuts to rural health care providers Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Angus King (I-Maine), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are leading efforts to protect access to Medicare services by reforming the program's physician fee schedule with the introduction of the bipartisan   more