WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 'Silencing Voices, Erasing History': Ranking Member Pingree Slams Trump Admin for Humanities Grants Purge Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, released a scathing statement in response to the Trump Administration's mass termination of National  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Murkowski, Pingree Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) are teaming up to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * From the Senate Floor, Senator Collins Opposes Emergency Tariffs on Canadian Goods Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her full remarks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of a resolution authored by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) that would end the emergency declaration that President Trump signed in February to implement   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Releases Statement on New Tariff Proposals, Emergency Tariffs on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after the White House announced sweeping new tariffs, and the Senate voted on a resolution dissolving the national emergency at the northern border imposing tariffs placed on Canada in February. The bill passed the Senate in a 51-48  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Spotlights Importance of Local News, First Amendment Amid Threats to Free Press WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is cosponsoring a resolution designating April 2025 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month." The resolution underscores the vital role of local journalism in American democracy, especially as the First Amendment faces mounting threats. "Local news is the  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Statement on Vote Against Blocking Weapons Sales to Israel WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Intelligence Committees (SSCI) released the following statement after the Senate voted on two joint resolutions to block weapons sales to Israel: "While I have been sharply critical of Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza, and, in fact,   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: "Looming Threat" of Arctic Aggression Must Be National Priority WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Senate Arctic Caucus, in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned General Christopher Cavoli, Commander of the United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, about the United States' position as an Arctic nation -- and th  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group Urge Administration to Reverse Course on LIHEAP Staffing Cuts Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Jack Reed (D-RI), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), led ten of their Senate colleagues, including Senator Angus King, in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging the Trump Administration to re  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * VA Firings "Not Rational," King Tells Terminated Veterans at Investigative Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a special hearing of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) hosted by Ranking Member Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), spoke with Shernice Mundell, a veteran and former Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employee, who was terminated during the mass fede  more