WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the abortion drug, Mifepristone, will remain available while the case is heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, was reviewed for emergency action by the Supreme Court after a federal judge in Texas suspended the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding Maine $5,108,413 to support coastal communities and address impacts of climate change. This funding comes from NOAA's Climate Ready Coasts Initiative and is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. "Cli  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: .S. Senator Angus King and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding Maine $5,108,413 to support coastal communities and address impacts of climate change. This funding comes from NOAA's Climate Ready Coasts Initiative and is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. "Climat  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the Texas mifepristone decision, retaining broad access to medication abortion: "Although I am grateful Mifepristone remains safe, effective, legal, and available, our fight for reproductive freedom continues. Congress must restore the full protections established by  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, introduced their bipartisan legislation, the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act of 2023, on Thursday, which would comprehensively address the skyrocketing costs of insulin, removing barriers to care and making it more accessible for millions mo  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced legislation to bring locally developed, high-quality environmental education programs to more schools nationwide by authorizing federal assistance to states to develop and implement environmental literacy plans. The bipartisan bill would also promote professional development for te  more