WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: As New York Fashion Week gets underway, Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus founder and chair Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is calling attention to the critical need to promote sustainable textile production in the United States. In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, Pingree and her colleagues underscored the environmental benefits of natural fibers, and how USDA efforts can   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- 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 Subcommittee on Defense, secured key funding and language for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. By a unanimous vote of 28-0, this measure advanced through the Committee's markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act in August  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that six health care organizations in Maine have been awarded a total of $1,376,188 through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Rural Northern Border Region Outreach Program. This funding will support critical initiatives aimed at improving access to health care services for rural and underserved commu  more