| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Friday August 20, 2021 ( 9 items ) |
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Bipartisan Group of Senators, Including Sens. Collins & King, Urge Administration to Immediately Evacuate SIV Applicants From Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) were part of a group of 53 Senators who sent a letter today urging the Biden administration to address the quickly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan that threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan partners.
In the letter, the Senators call for the urgent evacuation of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and
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Bipartisan Group of Senators, Including Sens. Collins, King, Urge Administration to Immediately Evacuate SIV Applicants From Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) were part of a group of 53 Senators who sent a letter today urging the Biden administration to address the quickly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan that threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan partners.
In the letter, the Senators call for the urgent evacuation of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and their families, a
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Rep. Golden: Maine Delegation Calls on Commerce Secretary to Reject Petition for Seasonal and Dynamic Closures in Parts of Maine's Lobster Fishery
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021:
Maine's congressional delegation today pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to reject a petition by the Pew Charitable Trusts to impose seasonal and dynamic closures on parts of Maine's lobster fishery. The lawmakers' objections centered on the limited effects the closures would have on protecting right whales at significant economic cost on lobstering communities up and down the state's c
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Rep. Pingree: Maine Delegation Calls on Commerce Secretary to Reject Petition for Seasonal and Dynamic Closures in Parts of Maine's Lobster Fishery
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021:
Maine's congressional delegation today pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to reject a petition by the Pew Charitable Trusts to impose seasonal and dynamic closures on parts of Maine's lobster fishery. The lawmakers' objections centered on the limited effects the closures would have on protecting right whales at significant economic cost on lobstering communities up and down the state'
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Sen. Collins Announces $1 Million to Help Maine Seniors 'Age in Place'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Maine State Housing Authority has received $1 million to allow low-income seniors to stay in their homes through low-cost home modifications that will reduce older adults' risk of falling. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Older Adults Hom
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Sen. Collins Announces Nearly $900,000 to Help Maine Students Access Higher Education
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a Co-Chair of the Congressional TRIO Caucus, announced that the University of Maine (UMaine) and the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) will receive a total of $893,703 for their Education Talent Search Programs through the U.S. Department of Education. The goal of the program is to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and
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Sen. Collins: Maine Delegation Calls on Commerce Secretary to Reject Petition for Seasonal and Dynamic Closures in Parts of Maine's Lobster Fishery
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021:
Maine's congressional delegation pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to reject a petition by the Pew Charitable Trusts to impose seasonal and dynamic closures on parts of Maine's lobster fishery.
The lawmakers' objections centered on the limited effects the closures would have on protecting right whales at significant economic cost on lobstering communities up and down the state's co
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Sen. King Announces Positive Test for COVID
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2021:
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The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that Senator King tested positive for COVID-19 this morning in Maine. Senator King took the test as a precaution after he began feeling under the weather yesterday. Upon learning of his positive test, Senator King issued the following statement.
"Since COVID-19 first reached our shores last March, I have worked to follow
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Sens. Risch, Rubio Lead Senate Colleagues in Letter to Defense Secretary Demanding Accountability for U.S. Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021:
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), ranking member of the subcommittee overseeing the Western Hemisphere, led U.S. Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Kevin Cramer (R-
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