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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday April 16, 2025 ( 5 items )  

King Condemns White House for Oval Office Meeting with El Salvadorean President
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Condemns White House for Oval Office Meeting with El Salvadorean President WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the below statement following the President's Oval Office meeting with El Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele: "The recent actions of the Trump Administration in connection with the deportations to a prison in El Salvador, culminating in yesterday's meeting i  more

Senator Collins Urges Department of Labor to Reverse Halt on Job Corps Enrollment in Maine
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Urges Department of Labor to Reverse Halt on Job Corps Enrollment in Maine Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins wrote to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer regarding the DOL's recent announcement prohibiting new enrollments at Maine's two Job Corps centers--Loring Job Corps Center (LJCC) and Penobscot Job Corps Center (Penobscot). Senator Collins asked  more

Senators Collins, Baldwin, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give Lifeline to Winter Businesses Impacted by Mild Winters
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Baldwin, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Give Lifeline to Winter Businesses Impacted by Mild Winters Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Winter Recreation Small Business Recovery Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure businesses that rely on winter weather can get disaster assistance during winters  more

Senators Collins, King, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Expand Telehealth Access
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Expand Telehealth Access WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and a bipartisan group of 58 senators introduced legislation to expand telehealth access in Maine and across the country. The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act would permanently expand covera  more

Welch, King Introduce Legislation to Prevent Costly Falls
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, King Introduce Legislation to Prevent Costly Falls Bill would establish a tax credit for home modifications that increase safety and accessibility WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) recently introduced the Home Accessibility Tax Credit Act, legislation to help prevent dangerous and costly falls. The Senators' bill would establish a refundable tax c  more