| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Thursday September 16, 2021 ( 6 items ) |
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As Possible Shutdown Looms, Sen. King Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Avoid Fiscal Disruption
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is joining a bipartisan group of his colleagues to reintroduce the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2021, which would take government shutdowns off the table by setting up an automatic continuing resolution (CR) if government funding has not been enacted on time and requiring Congress to stay in town until the job is done. The Senators' legislation comes ahead of a Septemb
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Sen. Collins Announces $3.2 Million to Renovate Housing for Low-Income Seniors in Calais
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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 WCARC in Calais has received a total of $3,174,364 to renovate the St. Croix Apartments to provide housing for low-income seniors. This funding was awarded through the fiscal year 2021 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program. Sena
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Sen. Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Ensure All Workers Receive Annual Social Security Statements
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) co-sponsored the Know Your Social Security Act, bipartisan legislation that would clarify the requirement for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to mail a yearly Social Security statement to eligible workers. Since 2011, SSA has only mailed annual statements to a limited group of workers: those who are age 60 years or older, are not receiving Social Security benefit
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Sens. Collins, King Announce Nearly $550,000 for Bigelow Lab
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has received a total of $543,189 to conduct research to better understand the distributions of trace chemical elements and their isotopes in the oceans. This funding was awarded through the National Science Foundation.
"Bigelow Laboratory is a leader in efforts to study microbes and their effect on proces
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Sens. Collins, King Announce Nearly $550,000 for Bigelow Lab
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has received a total of $543,189 to conduct research to better understand the distributions of trace chemical elements and their isotopes in the oceans. This funding was awarded through the National Science Foundation.
"Bigelow Laboratory is a leader in efforts to study microbes and their effect on process
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Sens. Inhofe, King, Coons, Lankford Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Promoting Civics Education
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021:
Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Angus King (I-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Constitution education Is Valuable In Community Schools (CIVICS) Act - supporting the development of Constitution and civics education curriculum for students across the country. The legislation comes just ahead of Constitution Day on September 17th, a da
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