WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: This morning, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy called Senator Collins to update her on the full abandonment of the proposed consolidation of operations in the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Center in Hampden. During the call, PMG DeJoy told the Senator that the savings created by the USPS's revised plans will negate the need to relocate any mail processing operations in the Eastern Maine facility  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Senator Collins' floor remarks. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks on the Senate floor today following the introduction of the Armed Forces Crisis Intervention Notification Act, a bill she authored in response to the Lewiston mass shooting last October. This bipartisan legislation would require U.S. military services to use state crisis intervention  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that Maine's Second Congressional District will receive more than $1.8 million from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office for rural hiring and public safety improvements. "Maine's police officers play a critical role in keeping our communities safe," Golden said. "They should get every resource they need to do that job effectively, and today's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, is urging the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) to take additional steps to help reduce veteran suicide. In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, King highlights the devasting veteran suicide rate by firearm and outlines his Lethal Means Safe Storage for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act, a bill that would provide free firearm lo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a total of $1,467,830 in grant funding for emergency repairs made to Maine roads and highways damaged by storms in June and December 2023. The funding was awarded through the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Emergency Relief Program, which reimburses state  more