WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2022: * * * Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement today following his vote against H. Res. 100 and his vote for H. Con. Res. 119. H. Res. 100 would force a labor agreement on rail unions that have not yet ratified it. H. Con. Res. 119, would provide for seven paid sick days for affected rail workers. "In prematurely rushing this legislation through the House, Congress undermines the fu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after the United States Senate passed the Respect For Marriage Act on a bipartisan 61-36 vote. The bill, cosponsored by Senator King, expands federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages by requiring federal recognition of valid state marriages. The bill also guarantees that all marriages are given full legal status regardless of the co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Following Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) called on House leaders to urgently take up the bill and send it to President Biden's desk: "When the Supreme Court decided Loving v. Virginia in 1967 and Obergefell v. Hodges nearly 50 years later, those decisions should have forever cemented the rights of two consenting  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: By a vote of 61-36, the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation spearheaded by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) to prevent discrimination, promote equality, and protect the rights of all Americans. Senators Baldwin and Collins have been leading the push to enshrine marriage equality in federal law, and they recently introduced an amendment with Senators Rob Portman  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Cyndi Dolloff of Peru and Heather Crooker of Newburgh to congratulate them on being recognized as Angels in Adoption honorees. Senator Collins, a member of the Congressional Adoption Caucus, nominated the women for this distinction. November is National Adoption Month. "Cyndi and Heather opened their hearts and their homes to children in need of stable and loving environ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Angus King and a group of his New England Senate colleagues are urging the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a plan that will prevent blackouts or price hikes for New England households this winter; a serious concern given Russia's continued disruptions to global energy markets. In a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, the Senators ask the Secretary to work with k  more