WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Following attacks by terrorist organizations in Afghanistan that have killed American servicemembers, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement. "I am deeply saddened to learn that U.S. servicemembers have been killed and others wounded by terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. The security mission that they are carrying out at the airport in Kabul is critical to evacuating American citizen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following fact sheet on how the Better Care Better Jobs Act (S. 2210) would benefit Maine: * * * In Maine Today: * There are over 224,000 people with disabilities./1 * There are almost 286,000 people ages 65 and older./2 * The Better Care Better Jobs Act would make it possible for over 1,200 family caregivers in Maine to return to work./3 * The Better Care Better Jobs  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the American servicemembers killed in Afghanistan: "Today's catastrophic attack against American servicemembers and innocent Afghans was a despicable act of terrorism. "We owe a tremendous debt to the brave servicemembers who are engaged in this evacuation effort, and we grieve this senseless loss of life. "The Americans w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released a statement from Senator King following a terrorist attack outside of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. In the statement, Senator King expressed his sorrow and anger at this "tragic waste of human life", and continued his longstanding advocacy for action to protect the Afghan partners who served alongside American ser  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with 40 bipartisan colleagues, in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to distribute the funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led 41 of their bipartisan colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to distribute the funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the PRF as well as an a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging HHS Secretary Becerra to distribute funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the PRF as well  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging HHS Secretary Becerra to distribute funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the PRF as well as an additi  more