| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday December 01, 2021 ( 3 items ) |
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After Sen. King's Advocacy on Senate Floor, Senate Confirms National Security Nominee
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today applauded the Senate's unanimous vote to confirm Ms. Corey Hinderstein as the Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Before calling for the vote, Senator King spoke on the Senate Floor to highlight Ms. Hinde
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Reps. Pingree, Bonamici, Price Lead Call to Restore Presidential Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021:
Today Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), and David Price (D-N.C.) led 15 Members of the House in calling on President Joe Biden to restore the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) via Executive Order.
The PCAH has historically advised the President, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other fed
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Sens. Collins, Duckworth's Bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
The Protecting Moms Who Served Act - a bill authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) - was signed into law. The legislation, which passed both chambers of Congress by overwhelming margins, will help to address the maternal mortality crisis among women veterans by helping improve care at VA facilities and shed light on the sc
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