| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Friday September 20, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Collins-Sponsored Bill to Require DHS to Report Data on Border Crisis Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins applauded the Senate passage of the Southern Border Transparency Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accurately report how it is handling migrants encountered at the border and ensure the American people have a full accounting of the number of migrants being released into the United States by the Biden-Harris Administration, along wi
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Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Collins Calls for Action on Government Funding Bills
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Defense, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today to urge action on the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bills and warn against the dangers of long-term continuing resolutions.
A transcript of Senator Collins' remark
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Senate passes Kennedy-backed bill to make Biden-Harris admin's DHS disclose catch-and-release data
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
The Senate unanimously passed the Southern Border Transparency Act, which Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, helped introduce.
The bill, which Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) led, would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue reports detailing how it is han
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Senator Collins Announces Nearly $800,000 for Emergency Medical Services in Maine
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that four emergency medical service departments will receive a total of $793,953 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grant program, which was established by a bill authored by Senator Collins.
This week, Senator Colli
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Sens. Moran, King Introduce Legislation to Motivate Rural Housing Construction & Expansion
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced legislation to address the national housing shortage and make it easier for rural workers to live in the communities they serve. The Farmhouse-to-Workforce Housing Act would expand the existing Housing Preservation Grants (HPG) program to allow rural homeowners to construct additional housing on their property such as an attached apartment unit
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Van Hollen, Lujan, Colleagues Urge the FCC to Require Disclosure of the Use of AI-Generated Content in Political Ads on Radio and TV
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the proposed rule requiring disclosure of the use of AI-generated content in political ads on radio and TV.
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