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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Friday January 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

King, Pingree Announce Nearly $640,000 Grant to Strengthen Maine Organic Dairy Market
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced a $639,449 federal grant for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). The Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG), awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will help fund MOFGA's project to strengthen consumer and institutional demand for local organic dairy products produced i  more

King, Pingree Announce Nearly $640,000 Grant to Strengthen Maine Organic Dairy Market
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced a $639,449 federal grant for the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). The Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG), awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will help fund MOFGA's project to strengthen consumer and institutional demand for local organic dairy products produced  more

ROUNDS, KING INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO FAST-TRACK COMBAT VETERANS' ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE BENEFITS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to allow combat veterans to enroll in their health care benefits program before officially transitioning out of active duty in order to make certain that service members don't experience a lag in coverage. The Combat Veterans Pre-Enrollment Act would create an  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Cardin, Sen. Schumer, Bipartisan Group of Senators, Host American, Israeli Families of the Hostages 100+ Days After Being Kidnapped by Hamas
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), along with Foreign Relations Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) hosted American and I  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Leaders Risch, Cardin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Host American, Israeli Families of Hostages Abducted by Hamas
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) hosted American and Israeli families of hostages abducted by Hama  more