WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Dr. Peter and Bridget Morningstar of Caribou, whom she nominated as 2021 Angels in Adoption Honorees for their inspiring efforts to adopt nine children, including a family of seven. Senator Collins is a member of the Congressional Adoption Caucus. "As adoptive parents, Bridget and Peter Morningstar have selflessly opened their home and their hearts to children in need of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: As her bipartisan effort with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) to build a Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall continues to gain support and momentum, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine), Jason Crow (D-Wisc.), Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), Wounded Warrior Project CEO Mike Linnington, Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation CEO Marina Jackman, and Hass  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today urged Moderna and Pfizer - manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines - to take the necessary steps to increase vaccine production and expand global availability for their lifesaving products. In a letter to the companies, Senator King stressed the urgency of increasing the global vaccination rate, and asked the manufacturers to license their vaccines to the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today expressed his continued frustration with the Senate minority's nearly unanimous refusal to protect the right to vote for all Americans, after the vast majority of his Republican Senate colleagues voted against opening debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The legislation, named in honor of the late civil rights hero, is designed to r  more