BRUNSWICK, Maine, June 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), co-chairs of the Senate Arctic Caucus, are expressing support for Finland and Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and calling for expedited ratification of accession protocols. The co-chairs have cosponsored a Senate resolution with a bipartisan group of fifteen Senators highlighting the strategic importance of  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release and letter on June 1, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that, following her advocacy, Maine Maritime Academy's new training vessel, the State of Maine, will proudly bear the designation of Castine, Maine, as its home port. The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) had initially proposed labeling all new training vessels for state maritime academies as hailing from Norfolk, Virginia. As the Rank  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Representatives Jared Golden (D-Maine), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), Jim Baird (R-Ind.), and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) joined Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) to introduce bipartisan legislation that would deny Foreign Tax Credits and other tax benefits to companies that pay taxes to Russia and Belarus. The Support Ukraine Through Our Tax Code Act aims to hold accountable corporation  more

BATH, Maine, June 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today visited the Bath Area Family YMCA to see firsthand how the organization will be using $1,456,000 in Congressionally-Directed Spending (CDS) to help build a new child care center for the Bath community. Senator King secured this investment for the Bath YMCA in the recently-passed 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Package to help meet the growing demand for   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Maine will receive over $2 million in American Rescue Plan and State and National AmeriCorps grants to support child development and the environmental stewardship in Maine. The funding will support 113 AmeriCorps members in collaboration with the Maine Conservation Corps, Kennebec Valley Community   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Maine will receive over $2 million in American Rescue Plan and State and National AmeriCorps grants to support child development and the environmental stewardship in Maine. The funding will support 113 AmeriCorps members in collaboration with the Maine Conservation Corps, Kennebec Valley Community Ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that provisions from their Personal Care Products Safety Act have been included in the bipartisan U.S. Food and Drug Administration discussion draft released by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "We're grateful to Chair Murray and Ranking Member Burr for including provisions from our bill to strengthen safety  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the York County Community Action Corporation has received a total of $1,731,577 for its Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families' Office of Head Start. "Head Start programs are instrumental in helping children cultivate new sk  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the York County Community Action Corporation has received a total of $1,731,577 for its Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families' Office of Head Start. "Head Start programs are instrumental in helping children cultivate new s  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced a total of $11,273,000 through low-interest loans and grants for two water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Maine. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Water and Waste Disposal Program. "Maintaining and upgrading water and wastewater systems is vital to ensuring the economic and environmental health of our  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced a total of $11,273,000 through low-interest loans and grants for two water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Maine. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Water and Waste Disposal Program. "Maintaining and upgrading water and wastewater systems is vital to ensuring the economic and environmental health of ou  more