BRUNSWICK, Maine, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) have introduced the America's Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration (ARCs) Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill aiming to restore forest ecosystems and combat carbon emissions through tree planting, while reducing wildfire fire risk, and expanding the use of innovative forest products su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance legislation that would prevent a government shutdown and avoid an unprecedented default on the national debt. "Today's bill was to fund the federal government's core operations and to suspend the debt ceiling - there's no earthly reason to shirk this responsibility. "Let's be clea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2021: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today are celebrating Maine's lobster industry after the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution earlier this year designating September 25, 2021 as "National Lobster Day." National Lobster Day recognizes the economic and cultural importance of the species, which is a major economic driver for Maine. Senators Collins and King have  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today are celebrating Maine's lobster industry after the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution earlier this year designating September 25, 2021 as "National Lobster Day." National Lobster Day recognizes the economic and cultural importance of the species, which is a major economic driver for Maine. Senators Collins and King have   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced a standalone supplemental appropriations bill to fund Israel's Iron Dome. Following the House of Representatives' overwhelming support for the Iron Dome, the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 would provide Israel with $1 billion in additional emergency aid to replenish its missile defense system. Sen  more