WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded the passage of their Social Security Fairness Act by the U.S. House of Representatives and urged the Senate to do the same. This bipartisan bill, which overwhelmingly passed the House this week by a vote of 327-75, would restore full Social Security benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other public servants by repealing two provi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME), Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, is working with a group of bipartisan colleagues to streamline cybersecurity regulations across the federal government. The Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act would address the challenges associated with the current patchwork of inconsistent cybersecurity policies between agencies by establishing an interagency Harmoni  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced more than $1.2 million in federal grants for businesses in Maine's First District through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The grants were made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was passed by Congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Biden in 2022. "Once again  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act posted by Senate Democratic leadership: "Senate Democratic leadership's decision to forego bringing bills to the Senate floor and leave committee-reported bills languishing on the calend  more