WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is among 40 members of Congress calling for a replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF). The lawmakers penned a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi last week highlighting the importance of the RRF and urging her to include funding for it any forthcoming reconciliation package. The RRF was established under the American Rescue Plan, which Ping  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins was featured as the inaugural speaker for Husson University's new Distinguished Speaker Series at the University's Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business. At the event, which was free and open to the public, Senator Collins shared some of the most recent efforts she has championed in the Senate to improve workforce development, infrastructure, and cyber sec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Congressman Jared Golden are strongly encouraging Maine timber harvesting and hauling businesses that have been seriously impacted by the pandemic to apply for $200 million in COVID-19 relief before the deadline on October 15th. Last year, Senator Collins and Representative Golden introduced the Loggers Relief Act to establish a new USDA program to provide direct payments t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation this week led by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) to establish a uniform federal standard for products labeled "Made in the U.S.A." or "Made in America." Under current conditions, businesses that make their products in the United States face a patchwork of different state laws - making compliance costs burdensome in order to ensure pr  more