WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing October 12th, 2022, as National Loggers Day. The Senate resolution highlights the many contributions and economic benefits of the logging industry in the United States. "Throughout Maine's history, our forest products industry has supported good-paying jobs, driven local economies, strengthened rura  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to annex parts of Ukraine into the Russian Federation, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined bipartisan legislation to ensure the United States does not recognize any Russian claim over Ukraine's sovereign territory. The Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act stands with the brave men and women fighting for their   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to annex parts of Ukraine into the Russian Federation, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined bipartisan legislation to ensure the United States does not recognize any Russian claim over Ukraine's sovereign territory. The Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act stands with the brave men and women fighting for their  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Vice-Chair of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee, hosted House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (WA-09) today at Bath Iron Works (BIW). The two committee members spoke with shipbuilders and the BIW leadership team, viewed ongoing structural fabrication, went aboard DDG-120, and toured the training center. "I've worked with Chairman S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is pushing the Department of Defense (DoD) to expand efforts to combat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances?(PFAS) at current and former military instillations. In a bipartisan letter with almost forty of his Senate colleagues, Senator King calls on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to improve PFAS-related planning and to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $2.12 million in federal funding to strengthen Maine's aquaculture industry. Awarded through National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant program, the funding will support sustainable aquaculture projects at the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center and the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Rese  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined 46 of her Congressional colleagues in calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to open a Department of Justice investigation into the cruel Republican migrant flights. Their letter, led by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), and Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.), follows reports that the Governor of Florida  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Ukrainian military members and civic leaders to discuss the ongoing war with Russia. The all-female delegation expressed gratitude for the United States' support of Ukraine's defense and requested additional assistance. Senator Collins, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations and Intelligence Committees, has forcefully condemned Russia's attacks on Ukrainian sover  more