WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen civics education resources for school children across the United States. Introduced ahead of Constitution Day on September 17, the Constitution education Is Valuable In Community Schools (CIVICS) Act would require higher education federal grant recipients to incl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) - Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law - joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to introduce the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, a bipartisan bill to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate materially deceptive content falsely depicting f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) teamed up with Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maine's U.S. Senator Angus King to introduce the bicameral Help Our Kelp Act. Over the last 50 years, the changing climate, poor water quality, and overfishing have damaged between 40-60 percent of our kelp forests. Kelp forest ecosystems not only provide food and habitat for hundre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Concerned over the "waning" of America's military deterrence capabilities, Senator Angus King today pressed the nominee for Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti to reassess the fleet's readiness and abilities. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King asked Admiral Franchetti about the Navy's ability to deter foreign adversaries from threats and atta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maine's U.S. Senator Angus King teamed up with Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) to introduce the bicameral Help Our Kelp Act. Over the last 50 years, the changing climate, poor water quality, and overfishing have damaged between 40-60 percent of our kelp forests. Kelp forest ecosystems not only provide food and habitat for hundreds of fish and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Mitt Romney (R-UT), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and JD Vance (R-OH) introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, legislation that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $11 and mandate E-Verify to en  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement regarding Senator Mitt Romney's announcement that he will not seek reelection in 2024: "It is with deep regret that I learn of Senator Romney's decision not to seek reelection next year. During his Senate service, he has accomplished a great deal and has been an extraordinary member, bringing knowledge, experience, and integr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that three emergency service departments in Farmington, Stoneham, and Augusta have been awarded a total of $2,662,502.22 in federal grants through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) programs. "Su  more