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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Thursday August 19, 2021 ( 3 items )  

Rep. Cuellar: Group of Nine Representatives Urge Immediate, Common Sense Infrastructure Vote
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following joint statement: The co-signers are Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, Filemon Vela, D-Texas, Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, Jared Golden, D-Maine, Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, and Jim Costa, D-California. * * * Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-TX), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Jared Golden (D- ME),   more

Rep. Pingree, Gov. Mills Celebrate Success of Child Tax Credit Expansion in Maine, Urge Federal Program Be Made Permanent
PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Today at Spring Point Children's Center in South Portland, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Maine Governor Janet Mills convened a roundtable conversation with Maine parents and community stakeholders to highlight the success of the historic Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, which was enacted by Congress and signed by President Biden in March as part of the landmark American Re  more

Sens. Collins, King, Colleagues Support Safe Importation of Prescription Drugs From Canada
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) encouraging the agency to support policies that will allow Americans to personally import certain prescription drugs from Canada. "Americans, on average, pay the highest prescription drug prices in the world and are struggling to afford t  more