WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Chair of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, today hailed the Biden-Harris Administration's plan to accelerate removal of lead pipes and lead paint nationwide by 2031, including swift distribution of $3 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help states replace lead service lines. "Lead pipes were banned nationwide in 1986, yet nearly  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Congressman Good and Congressman Lamborn sent a letter signed by 45 of their colleagues to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, encouraging him to grant access to Arlington National Cemetery and similar sites across the country for organizations to participate in Wreaths Across America Day on December 18, 2021. Beginning with a generous gesture from a single family in Maine in 1992,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that 32 airports across the State of Maine will receive a total of $14,753,134 to make critical infrastructure improvements for FY22. This funding was authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will be awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Airport Infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and Susan Collins (R-Maine), a member of the U.S. Senate Education Committee, introduced the bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act to allow early childhood educators to claim the existing above-the-line $250 tax deduction for K-12 teachers. The deduction would help early childhood   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Maine has received a total of $2,113,892 to support the state's criminal justice system. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice. "Preventing crime and prosecuting criminals is critical to ensuring the safety of Maine families and obtaining justice for victims," said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. "This fun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Maine has received a total of $2,113,892 to support the state's criminal justice system. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice. "Preventing crime and prosecuting criminals is critical to ensuring the safety of Maine families and obtaining justice for victims," said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. "This fund  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) announced that the State of Maine has received a total of $68,390,000 to upgrade water infrastructure and address lead and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. This funding was authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and awarded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) State Revolving Fund   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) announced that the State of Maine has received a total of $68,390,000 to upgrade water infrastructure and address lead and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. This funding was authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and awarded through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) State  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) today applauded Senate passage of their bipartisan and bicameral legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Special Headquarters Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company, classified U.S. Army units that served in World War II, known widely as the "Ghost   more