WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) on Tuesday voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY2022). The compromise defense bill authorizes three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, builds on previous attempts to close the pay gap by authorizing support for a 2.7 percent pay increase for our service men and women in uniform, and makes sweeping changes to the Uniform Code   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced American Rescue Plan funding for five Maine airports in the First Congressional District. The $187,000 in grants, awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will provide economic relief for airports' costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens. "Since the beginni  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and nearly 100 House Members penned a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday urging the Senate to retain and expand affordable insulin measures in the Build Back Better Act. The letter, led by Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), emphasizes the importance of retaining the current out-of-pocket payment cap for insulin at $  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today questioned Admiral Christopher Grady - Nominee to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - on the Pentagon's efforts to modernize the United States' nuclear infrastructure to better reflect the rapid evolution of next-generation technologies including cyberattacks, as well as the need to keep pace with dev  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that two organizations in the State of Maine have received a total of $4,047,727 to strengthen health care services. This funding was awarded through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Cluster Program. "Access to affordable care is key to protecting the health and well-being of Mainers, particularly amid the ongoing   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that two organizations in the State of Maine have received a total of $4,047,727 to strengthen health care services. This funding was awarded through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Cluster Program. "Access to affordable care is key to protecting the health and well-being of Mainers, particularly amid the ongoing p  more