WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Elaine Luria and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08), along with U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced the Arctic Security Initiative Act of 2021, legislation requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a security assessment of the Arctic region and establish an Arctic Security Initiative (ASI) with a five-year plan to fully resource th  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Rodney Davis (IL-13) today introduced bipartisan legislation that could provide millions of gun safety kits to Americans across the country and educate millions more on the importance of gun storage and safety. "This program would help make sure that gun owners are not prevented from taking steps to safely secure their firearms because of an issue of affor  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee and Congressman Jared Golden today announced $1,164,485 in federal investment has been awarded from the USDA Forest Service to develop and expand forest markets in Maine. The funds will be distributed to the University of Maine's Advanced Structures & Composites Center,   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with 9th and 10th grade Presque Isle students, along with teachers from Presque Isle Middle School, who traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the school's annual trip. This is the first Maine school group to visit since the beginning of the pandemic. Presque Isle cancelled their trip last year due to COVID-19. "I was delighted to welcome these students fr  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) today introduced the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act, a bipartisan bill that would make it easier to develop sustainable wood products and energy from biomass made from small-diameter timber left over from forest thinning projects, including projects that reduce the  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), co-chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, today questioned Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, on the importance of preparedness in the case of national security disaster caused by a debilitating cyberattack. During a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator King sought confirmation from Secretary Granholm that she would support   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) delivered impassioned remarks today on the Senate floor in support of efforts to have the administration pursue all options to process Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) to protect the safety and well-being of Afghans who aided the U.S in our two decade military mission in Afghanistan. With the U.S. planning to withdraw troops on or before September 11, 2021,  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help thousands of children with rare diseases receive a diagnosis and proper treatment more quickly. Children with rare diseases face a "diagnostic odyssey" that typically lasts five to seven years and entails seeing an average of seven different physicians. Tragically, 30 percent of these children do not sur  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, posted the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kyrsten Sin  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, legislation to require prescribers of highly addictive medication, like opioids, to complete a substance use training to ensure they have foundational knowledge of addiction prevention, treatment, and medication management. "Over the course of the CO  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) to introduce the Drug-price Transparency for Competition (DTC) Act, a bill that would require price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs, in order to empower patients and reduce spending on medications. Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) release  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine), along with Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.) in the House of Representatives, today introduced the Arctic Security Initiative Act of 2021, legislation requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a security assessment of the Arctic region and establish an Arctic Security Initiative (ASI) wi  more