WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced $37.6 million for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help Maine families lower their heating costs this winter--part of a $3.7 billion investment awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children & Families' Office of Community Services. "With Maine families facing another winter, thi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree led 42 Members of Congress in urging President Joe Biden to designate the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle as a national monument. "Frances Perkins, who made her home in Maine, was a trailblazer, the first female presidential cabinet member, the mother of the modern labor movement, and a pioneering advocate for social justice, economic security  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- 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 the State of Maine has been awarded $37,567,435 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Maine tribes have been awarded $1,434,237 as well. LIHEAP is a crucial lifeline that helps low-income households and older Mainers on fixed inco  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos East Millinocket, ME Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks at the opening of the newly-expanded early childhood education center at Eastern Maine Community College's Katahdin Region Higher Education Center in East Millinocket. The renovated facility will offer increased access to child care and additional job training resources for resid  more