WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today completed voting for a series of bills scheduled in the House this week, all of which seek to address economic, technological, and national security threats. "These bills take common sense steps to ensure American interests are protected," Golden said. The bills include: H.R. 1516, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act, which wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) are introducing bipartisan legislation to help prevent painful and costly household accidents. The Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act would create an Advisory Committee on Falls Prevention within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which would develop a National Falls Prevention Plan to evaluate falls prevention efforts under the federal go  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King, questioned U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Alvin Holsey, nominee to be Admiral and Commander of U.S. Southern Command, about the illicit drug trade and the deadly toll it is taking on Maine people and Americans across the country. In the exchange during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), King called the failure to apprehend the illegal drug shipments "inexcusable," and ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) called on the Biden administration to protect America's dairy industry and ensure that plant-based imitation products are not equated in upcoming dietary guideline changes. Risch and Baldwin, joined by Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Only 8 States Provide Universal School Meals: California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Vermont Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a video press conference calling for the passage of the Universal School Meals Program Act, legislation that would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all schoolchildren regardless of income. The bill woul  more