WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Following a push from U.S. Senator Susan Collins, travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadians will finally be lifted on November 8th, allowing them to cross the land border between the U.S. and Canada. "For many Maine families and small businesses, November 8th cannot come soon enough. "It simply made no sense to allow vaccinated air travelers to come to the U.S. but not allow vaccinated Canadians  more

AUBURN, Maine, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, visited the Central Fire Station, which will be the site of a new public safety building. The renovated and expanded facility will include space for Auburn's fire and police departments, as well as administrative offices, an emergency operations center, and public areas. Senator Collins submitted a congre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Today Congresswomen Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) introduced comprehensive legislation to increase access to arts education. The Arts Education for All Act will support and encourage arts education and programming for our young children, K-12 students, and youth and adults involved in the justice system. It will help to close existi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), co-chairs of the bipartisan House Food Recovery Caucus, as well as Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), co-chairs of the bipartisan House Hunger Caucus, recently reintroduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House designating October 16 as World Food Day. Each year, the United States joins 130 oth  more

LEWISTON, Maine, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins was in Lewiston today to see the new state-of-the-art facility at Saint Mary's Hospital that will serve Mainers who are battling opioid use disorder, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other mental health challenges. The unit will officially open later this fall. "As our country continues to confront the public health crisis caused by  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: In a resolution, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) celebrate World Food Day and recommit to fighting hunger in the face of rising food insecurity around the world. Last week, the senators passed a resolution designating October 16, 2021 and 2022 as World Food Day. U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-M  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: In a resolution, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) celebrate World Food Day and recommit to fighting hunger in the face of rising food insecurity around the world. Last week, the senators passed a resolution designating October 16, 2021 and 2022 as World Food Day. U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Mai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) led 11 of their colleagues in a letter urging Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to protect the Medicare Advantage (MA) program from payment cuts being floated in the Senate. Senators Capito (R-W.Va.), Fischer (R-Neb.), Kelly (D-Ariz.), King (I-Maine), Manchin (D-W.V  more