WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a group of colleagues in introducing legislation that would ensure public sector workers and their families can receive full Social Security benefits after two previous statutes reduced them. The Social Security Fairness Act would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security A  more

BRUNSWICK, Maine, March 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), and Mike Braun (R-Indiana) have introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic by preventing the approval of new, dangerous medications. The FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act would strengthen oversight throughout the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opioid approval process, hold FDA leadership accountable for final a  more

BRUNSWICK, Maine, March 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 3, 2023: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) today released the following statement about ongoing discussions to preserve and protect Social Security. "The Social Security fund will be insolvent in less than a decade. If Congress chooses to do nothing, current law requires painful 24% cuts to benefits and a daunting future for fulfilling our promises. If we com  more