WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine), co-chairs of the Senate Working Forests Caucus, to introduce legislation to improve forest industry employment and participation through a grant program aimed at rural and underserved communities. The Jobs in the Woods Act would support developmental programs designed to better equip and train the forest products work  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and 33 colleagues issued the following joint statement: "We urge the swift implementation of sustained access for humanitarian aid, including water and medical supplies, to save civilian lives in Gaza," said Heinrich and his colleagues. Heinrich and Ossoff are joined by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.),  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) are pushing the Department of Labor (DOL) to change eligibility criteria for veterans looking to enter the workforce. In a letter to Assistant Secretary James Rodriguez, they urged the DOL to categorize transitioning service members as eligible for career services programs funded by Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG). The J  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King, Chair of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, questioned former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl -- the Vice Chair, Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States -- about the increasing need to bolster the United States' nuclear deterrence capacity while working to secure additional non-nucle  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, and Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, joined nearly all of their Senate colleagues in passing a bipartisan resolution in support of Israel. Senators Collins and King are co-sponsors of the resolution, which passed the Senate by a vote o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, and Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, joined nearly all of their Senate colleagues in passing a bipartisan resolution in support of Israel. Senators Collins and King are co-sponsors of the resolution, which passed the Senate by a vote of 97-0. "The Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-Maine), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), are fighting to keep many VA facilities open nationwide, by asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to find workable solutions for staffing shortages at long-term care facilities across the country. VA and long-term care facilities serve retired veter  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-Maine), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), are fighting to keep many VA facilities open nationwide, by asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to find workable solutions for staffing shortages at long-term care facilities across the country. VA and long-term care facilities serve retired veterans   more