WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, responded to the two statements released as part of the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) preliminary findings reviewing the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) failure to roll out the updated and simplified 2024-2025 Free Appli  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) signed a bipartisan letter this week requesting the president call for a twenty-four month delay to the European Union's (E.U.) new deforestation regulation (EUDR), which threatens untenable data requirements on responsible American businesses.The letter was signed by 72 other House members. "Like you, Congress strongly supports efforts to combat deforestation throughout the g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to help college graduates reduce the burden of student loans through a tax-free employer contribution. The Employer Participation in Repayment Act would permanently extend a provision of the Internal Revenue Code allowing employees to exempt up to $5,250 from tax annually in student loan repayments that employers contribute on their behalf.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins applauded the passage by the House of Representatives of two bipartisan bills that would cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease. The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) Reauthorization, which she authored with Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), and the Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act (AAIA), which   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced two bipartisan, bicameral bills that would allow family caregivers to better save for retirement. These bills--the Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act and the Catching Up Family Caregivers Act--would help address the financial challenges faced by individuals who leave the workforce to care for loved ones, often sacrif  more