SACO, Maine, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: This afternoon, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) hosted President Biden's Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael S. Regan, on a tour of Saco's Water Resource Recovery Department to highlight how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding can help address the impacts of climate change in Maine. The wastewater treatment facility in Saco, which serves more   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today backed two efforts by Maine workers to strike for a fair contract. United Steel Workers Local 9 has authorized a strike at Sappi North America's mill in Skowhegan. International Alliance of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 447 workers are striking against Cummins in Scarborough, Dedham, MA, and Concord, NH. "I support the men and women of USW Loc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the Casco Bay Island Transit District (CBITD) has been awarded $3,600,000. The funding will be used to procure a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system for a new environmentally friendly vessel to replace the Maquoit II, which is nearly 30 years old and at the end of its  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today urged a top Pentagon nominee to prioritize addressing a rash of military and veterans suicides by utilizing data and technology to prevent these tragedies. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, King asked Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez - nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs - how coordination between the Departme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill - cosponsored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) - to stop perpetrators from using predispute arbitration agreements to push survivors of sexual assault and harassment into private arbitration proceedings. "Survivors of sexual assault and harassment should not be forced to pursue their claims through private arbitration, rather than in court," said Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: With Ukraine facing a massive Russian military build-up on its border, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined their colleagues on the Senate Intelligence Committee in urging President Joe Biden to ensure that the United States is sharing as much intelligence as possible with the Ukrainian government. "Vladimir Putin is threatening the freedom and security of the Ukrainian people,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: With Ukraine facing a massive Russian military build-up on its border, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined their colleagues on the Senate Intelligence Committee in urging President Joe Biden to ensure that the United States is sharing as much intelligence as possible with the Ukrainian government. "Vladimir Putin is threatening the freedom and security of the Ukrainian people,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today celebrated news that the Biden administration will invest $2.91 billion through the bipartisan infrastructure law to increase the domestic production of batteries and energy storage technologies. The funds will specifically be used to boost battery manufactu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) are leading a bipartisan group of colleagues in celebrating the critical role of public school teachers, administrators, parents, and students by designating February 21 - 25 as Public Schools Week. Tester, a former public school teacher, and Collins are Co-Chairs of Public Schools Week, and have fought tirelessly to improve public education in Mo  more