WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the creation of the first-ever bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus - whose original membership includes U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Rob Wittman (VA-01), Reps. Ed Case (HI-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kaiali'i Kahele (HI-02), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Bobby Scott (VA-03). The Caucus was founded to supp  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Rob Wittman (VA-01) announced the creation of the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus - whose original membership includes Reps. Ed Case (HI-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kaiali?i Kahele (HI-02), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Bobby Scott (VA-03). The Caucus was founded to support the nation's four public shipyards - Norfo  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced the creation of the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus - whose original membership includes Reps. Ed Case (HI-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kaialii Kahele (HI-02), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Bobby Scott (VA-03). The Caucus was founded to support the nation's four publ  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to strengthen federal broadband funding programs and ensure universal access to telecommunications services across the United States. The Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act would help modernize the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF) - which has provided  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to expand veterans' access to high-quality breast cancer screening and lifesaving cancer care. This legislation now moves to the House of Repres  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that seven organizations in the State of Maine have received a total of $9,031,836 to strengthen health care services. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Health Center Cluster Program. "Access to affordable care is key to protecting the health a  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 25, 2022: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) - the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, respectively - today called for top Senate appropriators to allocate sufficient funds for National Park Service (NPS) staff, as visitation and workloads increase in the system. In a letter to leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the   more