WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, issued the following statement at a hearing on April 5, 2022, entitled "FY2023 National Tribal Organizations Public Witness Day": * * * I am pleased to be the first to welcome everyone to the return of public witness hearings on tribal programs under the jurisdiction of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee.   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, issued the following statement at a hearing on April 6, 2022, entitled "April 6, 2022, entitled "FY2023 Regional Tribal Organizations Public Witness Day": * * * Due to the ongoing pandemic, we are still not back to normal for public witness hearings. However, this year we are having two hearings. Yesterday, we heard about national Indian Country   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Over the last two decades, the labor force participation rate among prime-age workers has declined, while the opioid crisis has exploded across the country. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides a detailed examination of the relationship between labor force participation rates and substance use. The GAO's report, "Older Workers: Opioid Misuse and Employment Outcomes," was re  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release: Over the last two decades, the labor force participation rate among prime-age workers has declined, while the opioid crisis has increased across the country. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides a detailed examination of the relationship between labor force participation rates and substance use. The GAO's report, "  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a bipartisan group of women Senators in introducing a resolution to recognize women's roles in all aspects of the defense of Ukraine and the preservation of Ukraine's freedom. The resolution also calls on all countries to provide aid to refugees and support women in Ukraine who are keeping families and children safe, delivering supplies and weapons, administering m  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and fellow committee members U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Roy Blunt (  more

KENNEBUNK, Maine, April 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) visited Kennebunk and Wells to highlight how the American Rescue Plan is helping Maine address impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting with bus drivers in Kennebunk, Secretary Cardona and Pingree discussed how the historic American Rescue Plan, which Pingree voted to pass in March 2021, helps address the nationwide   more