WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: America's Nuclear Programs a "Not Fail Mission," Warns Against Firings at Key Department WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King, in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke with Brandon Williams, the nominee to serve as the Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, about the grave importance of keeping the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) staff  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Delegation Announces Maine Veterans Home Receives Reimbursement for Domiciliary Care WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today announced that Maine Veterans' Homes (MVH) has received full reimbursement due to them from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for domiciliary care provided to veterans since 2021.   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Delegation Announces Maine Veterans Home Receives Reimbursement for Domiciliary Care WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today announced that Maine Veterans' Homes (MVH) has received full reimbursement due to them from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for domiciliary care provided to veterans since 2021. In 2020, Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree and Newhouse Relaunch Bipartisan Food Recovery Caucus to Renew Congressional Action on Food Waste As part of National Food Waste Prevention Week, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) relaunched the bipartisan Congressional Food Recovery Caucus, renewing efforts in Congress to combat food loss and waste nationwide. Originally co-founded by Pingree in 2018,  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Restore Congress' Constitutional Role in Trade WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chris Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Bill to Reassert Congressional Authority Over Tariffs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of 12 of her Senate colleagues in cosponsoring the Trade Review Act of 2025, a bill to reaffirm Congress' constitutional role in setting and approving U.S. trade policy. The Trade Review Act of 2025, modeled after the War  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Urges Administration to Support Maine Fire Departments Harmed by Tariffs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, urging the Administration to address the hardship that tariffs will impose on fire departments and businesses in Maine, particularly the tariffs imposed on  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Kaine, Risch Introduce Religious Workforce Protection Act Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Senator Collins' introducing the bill on the Senate floor. Washington, D.C. --U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Jim Risch (R-ID) today introduced the Religious Workforce Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to allow religious workers already present in t  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: In House Agriculture Committee Hearing, Pingree Slams Trump Admin. and Republicans for Threatening to Cut SNAP Benefits Today, during a House Agriculture Committee hearing, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) called out the Trump Administration and their Republican allies for threatening to slash $230 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)--which more than 40 mi  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, King, Castor Introduce Bicameral Bill to Boost Investment in Grid-Enhancing Technologies, Increase U.S. Power Grid Capacity WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) joined U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL-14 ) in introducing the Advancing Grid-Enhancing Technologies Act, bicameral legislation to boost investments in grid-enhancing technologies (  more