WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Angus King (I-Maine) recently sent a letter to the Biden administration urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to raise awareness of the proven, bipartisan Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) tax credit. Senators Fischer and King led the effort to establish the country's first ever nationwide PFML policy, which was included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME) has joined a resolution designating April 2024 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month." The resolution recognizes local news as a public good that serves an essential function in American democracy. "Local news is the key to better informed communities, public interest journalism, and responsive governance - and the men and women who believe in reporting are feeling an   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Co-Chairs of the Senate Working Forests Caucus, welcomed the news of the Senate's unanimous passage of their bipartisan resolution recognizing today, April 26, 2024 as the 152st Arbor Day. The resolution encourages the planting of trees on Arbor Day and highlights the importance of environmental stewardship in maintaining forests across Maine and the count  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Angus King (I-Maine), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) issued the following statement applauding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Working Forests Caucus Co-Chairs Lead Passage of Resolution Honoring April 26th as Arbor Day? Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine), Co-Chairs of the Senate Working Forests Caucus, welcomed the news of the Senate's unanimous passage of their resolution recognizing today, April 26, 2024 as Arbor Day. The resolution encourages the planting of trees across the U.S. on the 152nd Arbor Day. "Idaho  more