WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * After being sanctioned by Russia's Foreign Ministry alongside nearly 400 U.S. House Representatives, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement: "I take it as a badge of honor to be sanctioned by Putin's murderous regime. I saw with my own eyes the brutal consequences of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, and I will not back down from supporting the Ukrainian people."   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), J  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Springtide Seaweed in Gouldsboro will receive a total of $649,651 to develop new innovative nori and dulse red seaweed cultivation systems enabling these high-value crops to be farmed in the U.S. and globally. This grant will build on the efforts of the SEAMaine marine economy action plan, an industry-led effort funded with the support of Senators  more