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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday September 15, 2021 ( 6 items )  

Rep. Pingree: Maine Delegation Announces $750,000 to Revitalize and Preserve Maine's Historic Downtowns
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) has received a total of $750,000 to revitalize and preserve historic downtowns throughout the State of Maine. This funding was awarded through the National Park Service's (NPS) Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program. The Maine Delegation sent a let  more

Sen. Collins: Maine Delegation Announces $750,000 to Revitalize and Preserve Maine's Historic Downtowns
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) has received a total of $750,000 to revitalize and preserve historic downtowns throughout the State of Maine. This funding was awarded through the National Park Service's (NPS) Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program. The Maine Delegation sent a le  more

Sen. King, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Voter Access, Strengthen Our Participatory Democracy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: U.S Senator Angus King Jr. (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, joined seven of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Freedom to Vote Act, legislation to improve access to the ballot for Americans and advance common-sense election integrity reforms. The legislation - which incorporates many crucial reforms from prior bills - reflects feedback that state and local election  more

Sen. King: Maine Delegation Announces $750,000 to Revitalize and Preserve Maine's Historic Downtowns
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that the Maine Development Foundation (MDF) has received a total of $750,000 to revitalize and preserve historic downtowns throughout the State of Maine. This funding was awarded through the National Park Service's (NPS) Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program. The Maine Delegation sent a l  more

Sen. Menendez, Colleagues Announce Bipartisan Bill to Criminalize Horse Slaughter for Purpose of Human Consumption
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced bipartisan legislation to permanently prohibit and make it a federal crime to slaughter horses for human consumption in the United States. The legislation also bans any related interstate or foreign commercial activity, such as the export of horsemeat   more

Sens. Johnson, Lankford and Colleagues Push to End Government Shutdowns, Hold Congress Accountable
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) along with Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Angus King (I-Maine), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.) plan to reintroduce the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2021, which would take government shutdowns off the table by setting up an automatic continui  more