WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine), co-chairs of the Senate Arctic Caucus, issued the following statements commending Arctic intergovernmental forums for publicly denouncing Russia's war against Ukraine. This included a joint statement from seven nations of the Arctic Council (all but Russia) and a decision to pause all meetings and engagements in Russia. The Arctic Economic   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine), co-chairs of the Senate Arctic Caucus, issued the following statements commending Arctic intergovernmental forums for publicly denouncing Russia's war against Ukraine. This included a joint statement from seven nations of the Arctic Council (all but Russia) and a decision to pause all meetings and engagements in Russia. The Arctic Economic Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Following continued Russian advances into Ukrainian territory and mounting civilian casualties, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement on his focus for the American response. "I continue to believe the Biden Administration should move to tighten sanctions on Russia -- to include a ban on imports from Russia -- in order to cut off the oil and gas revenue that it depends on to fun  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted with the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.R. 3967, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which will finally treat toxic exposure as a cost of war by addressing the full range of issues impacting toxic-exposed veterans, including access to earned benefits and health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Pin  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the founder and co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus and a member of the Senate Health Committee, released the following statement upon the announcement of the production of low-cost biosimilar insulin for U.S. patients. This low-cost insulin, which will have a recommended price of no more than $30 per vial and no more than $55 per box of five pen cartridges, is being produce  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins met virtually with Leadership Aroostook, a program designed to cultivate early and mid-level managers' leadership and management skills. During the meeting, Senator Collins delivered brief remarks on leadership and participated in a wide ranging Q&A session with participants from Twin Rivers, Northern Maine Development Commission, MMG Insurance, County Federal Credit Union, and   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins released a statement after the U.S. Senate voted 49-44 last night to pass a resolution she supported that would halt the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The resolution now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. "While I believe strongly in the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in helping to prevent hospitaliz  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced the opening of his Fiscal Year 2023 Congressional Directed Spending (CDS) online portal that will allow Maine governments and nonprofits to apply for consideration to receive direct federal funding for eligible projects that will have significant and measurable benefits across the state. Authorized in 2021 on a bipartisan basis, CDS fundin  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today welcomed the Biden administration's decision to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukraine, ensuring that no Ukrainian national currently in the United States is forced to return to Ukraine during Russia's unprovoked invasion of the nation. Today's move comes days after Senator King joined a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden calling fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan group of 18 Senators in introducing the Ban Russian Energy Imports Act, which would prohibit the importation of Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal. In 2021, the United States imported an average of 670,000 barrels of oil and petroleum products, with a high of 848,000 barrels pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, touted the Senate's unanimous passage of a landmark cybersecurity legislative package they co-sponsored, which would significantly enhance our nation's ability to combat ongoing cybersecurity threats against our critical infrastructure and the federal government. The legislation, which was co-author  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, touted the Senate's unanimous passage of a landmark cybersecurity legislative package they co-sponsored, which would significantly enhance our nation's ability to combat ongoing cybersecurity threats against our critical infrastructure and the federal government. The legislation, which was co-autho  more