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Tipoffs on Lobsters Newsletter for Sunday November 19, 2023 ( 8 items )  

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Legislation to Support Maine Farmers' Access to Global Markets
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King have cosponsored legislation to help Maine's wild blueberry and potato farmers boost exports of their crops. The Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialty CROP Act), aims to address high tariffs, burdensome labeling requirements, and other trade barriers that restrict U.S. products from accessing foreign markets, th  more

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Legislation to Support Maine Farmers' Access to Global Markets
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King have cosponsored legislation to help Maine's wild blueberry and potato farmers boost exports of their crops. The Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialty CROP Act), aims to address high tariffs, burdensome labeling requirements, and other trade barriers that restrict U.S. products from accessing foreign markets, t  more

Collins, Reed Introduce Bill to Protect Working Waterfronts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced the Working Waterfront Preservation Act. This bipartisan bill would help preserve access for our nation's fishermen and maritime workers to the waterfronts in coastal communities, supporting the commercial fishing, aquaculture, boatbuilding, and for-hire recreational fishing industries that are so vital to the culture, he  more

Maine's Congressional Delegation and Governor Mills Continue Push to Prohibit Offshore Wind Development in Maine Fishing Grounds
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) urging them to completely exclude Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) from the Wind Energy Area (WEA) for potential wind power development in the Gulf of Maine. The letter was sent following last month  more

Maine's Congressional Delegation and Governor Mills Continue Push to Prohibit Offshore Wind Development in Maine Fishing Grounds
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Read the letter here. Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) urging them to completely exclude Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) from the Wind Energy Area (WEA) for potential wind power development in the Gulf of Mai  more

Maine's Congressional Delegation and Governor Mills Continue Push to Prohibit Offshore Wind Development in Maine Fishing Grounds
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) urging them to completely exclude Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) from the Wind Energy Area (WEA) for potential wind power development in the Gulf of Maine. The letter was sent foll  more

Maine's Congressional Delegation and Maine Gov. Mills Continue Push to Prohibit Offshore Wind Development in Maine Fishing Grounds
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) urging them to completely exclude Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) from the Wind Energy Area (WEA) for potential wind power development in the Gulf of Maine. The letter was sent followi  more

More Than 100 Business Organizations Sign Onto Council Letter Urging Congress to Reduce the Waiting Period for Asylum Seekers to Obtain Work Permits
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (TNScapv) -- The American Immigration Council issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2023: Today, the American Immigration Council joins over 100 business organizations, including chambers of commerce and trade associations throughout the country, to call on Congress to remove the current barrier to getting asylum seekers work permits quickly. The letter calls for the waiting period to be reduced from the current 180 mandatory days to 30 days and additional funding for U  more