| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Thursday June 22, 2023 ( 6 items ) |
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"Entirely Unacceptable" - King, Shaheen, Hickenlooper Blast H-2B Visa Processing Delays in Effort to Help Tourism & Seasonal Employers
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter :
U.S. Senator Angus King led a bipartisan letter with Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) urging Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su to address the extreme delays affecting the processing of labor certifications for H-2B visa applications. These delays are exacerbating severe staffing challenges for seasonal businesses that rely on the temporary worker vi
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Collins, King Join Colleagues in Writing Open Letter of Support for Imprisoned Reporter Evan Gershkovich
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023, and a letter:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), last week joined 30 of their colleagues in writing an open letter to wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, Evan Gershkovich. The letter condemns his unjust detention by the Russian government and underscores their support for him during his wrongful imprisonment. In March, Senat
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Collins, King Join Colleagues in Writing Open Letter of Support for Imprisoned Reporter Evan Gershkovich
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023, and letter:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), last week joined 30 of their colleagues in writing an open letter to wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, Evan Gershkovich. The letter condemns his unjust detention by the Russian government and underscores their support for him during his wrongful imprisonment. In March, Senato
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Pingree Pushes to Boost Shelter Funding to Ease Asylum Housing Shortage in Maine
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023:
House Appropriations Committee member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Bill that would boost funding for shelters and other services in Maine and across the country. In the Subcommittee's markup on Wednesday, Pingree urged fellow appropriators to support her amendment, calling attention to the housing crisis in P
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Pingree, Equality Caucus Reintroduce Landmark Bill to Ensure Explicit LGBTQ+ Protections
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Vice-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, and fellow Equality Caucus members today reintroduced bicameral legislation to ensure explicit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQI+ people. The landmark Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to extend non-discrimination protections to the LGBTQ+ community and would explicitly prohibit discriminat
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Senator Collins Announces Nearly $8 Million for City of Bangor Public Transportation
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the City of Bangor has been awarded a total of $7,852,320 to rehabilitate their bus depot to support the charging of electric buses. This grant was awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Low and No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle Grant Program.
"Public transit is indispensable to many Americans who use
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