WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Following an effort led by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the General Services Administration (GSA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that the Land Port of Entry (LPOE) in Limestone will remain open during the construction phase of the proposed modernization project. Senator Collins sent a letter to GSA after hearing concerns from constituents about the possibility that the Limestone LPOE co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME) today released the following statement on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks: "Today, we remember those who perished on September 11th, 2001, and all Americans who have since been killed from those wishing to inflict terror across the globe. It is also an occasion to recall the incredible unity that Americans demonstrated in the aftermath of that  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, cosponsored the Retirement Security for American Hostages Act, a bill introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) to protect the Social Security benefits of Americans who have been held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. The bill comes following the release of four Americans, including Bowdoin College  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Members of the Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus today joined U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and nearly all House Democrats in calling on President Biden to use executive authority to end the dangerous de minimis loophole and protect Americans from its growing danger. The letter, signed by 100+ of their colleagues, urges the administration to update this policy, whic  more