WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Co-chairs of Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), commended the inclusion of $3.5 billion for Alzheimer's and related dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus spending bill. This funding is a $289 million increase over the previous year's appropriations,   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Co-chairs of Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.), commended the inclusion of $3.5 billion for Alzheimer's and related dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus spending bill. This funding is a $289 million increase over the previous year's ap  more

PORTLAND, Maine, March 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined the Cummings family on a guided tour of the historic Abyssinian Meeting House in Portland to see first-hand how the $1.7 million in funding she secured will help finally complete the restoration effort. Pam Cummings, who guided Pingree on the tour on Tuesday, and her family have led the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian since 1998. "It was an honor and  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today welcomed the news that protections for tribal citizens have finally been signed into law. Included in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last week, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was reauthorized to strengthen and sustain successful programs from the 1994 law. The final bill, signed by President Joe Biden, includes language Pingree championed t  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) cosponsored the Sunshine Protection Act, a bicameral, bipartisan bill that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the U.S. starting in 2023. The bill, companion legislation to the Senate's, which unanimously passed the chamber on Tuesday, was introduced in the House by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) and is cosponsored by more than 40 Democratic and Repub  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to Congress and President Joe Biden's announcement that the United States will send Ukraine an , including anti-tank missiles and more defensive weapons: "Congress heard from a true hero today. In the face of Russia's ongoing, relentless war against his people, President Zelensky's  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Governor Janet Mills and Maine's Congressional Delegation announced that President Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the counties of Knox, Waldo, and York as a result of damages from flash and tributary flooding between October 30 and 31, 2021. The Disaster Declaration was requested by the Governor and supported by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pin  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- 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 the Greater Portland Transit District (METRO) has received a total of $1,887,000 to purchase four new buses. This funding was administered through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Grant Program. Senator Collins wrote a  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins attended a ceremony held at the White House today to commemorate the passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act. Senator Collins was an original co-sponsor of the legislation, which was signed into law yesterday as part of the fiscal year 2022 omnibus funding package. The law reauthorizes VAWA through 2027, preserves advancements made  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke with members of the Maine Principals' Association about the difficulties and opportunities schools are facing as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Maine principals who attended included Matt Haney from Mount Desert Island High School, Paula Callan from Messalonskee High School in Oakland, Mike Davis from Walton Elementary School in Auburn, Lori Smail from the Ames a  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Governor Janet Mills and Maine's Congressional Delegation announced that President Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the counties of Knox, Waldo, and York as a result of damages from flash and tributary flooding between October 30 and 31, 2021. The Disaster Declaration was requested by the Governor and supported by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pi  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution they co-sponsored condemning Russia's unprovoked, heinous attacks on Ukraine. The resolution forcefully condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin for flagrantly violating Ukrainian sovereignty and committing atrocities rising to the level of war crimes, and calls on the International Criminal Cou  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of a bipartisan resolution they co-sponsored condemning Russia's unprovoked, heinous attacks on Ukraine. The resolution forcefully condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin for flagrantly violating Ukrainian sovereignty and committing atrocities rising to the level of war crimes, and calls on the International Criminal Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, are urging the Biden administration to provide information on the threat of Russian cyberattacks and U.S. preparedness for possible intrusions. In a bipartisan letter with 20 their Senate colleagues to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, the Senators request information on efforts to protect the U  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, are urging the Biden administration to provide information on the threat of Russian cyberattacks and U.S. preparedness for possible intrusions. In a bipartisan letter with 20 their Senate colleagues to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, the Senators request information on efforts to protect the   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: In an effort to make more homes energy efficient and help residents save on their utility bills, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act. This bipartisan bill seeks to improve public health and lower household energy costs by bolstering the federal Weatherization Assistance Program  more