WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King is urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) to take all necessary steps to value highway messaging that breaks through the traffic jam of information.. In a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, King calls on the DOT to prioritize safety over speed, distracted and impaired driving, and manufacturers charging premiums for basic safety features instead of curbing cl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: "House Republicans have done absolutely nothing this Congress to reform our immigration system. In fact, House Republican leadership won't even allow us to vote on a historic immigration bill that Republicans themselves demanded. Yesterday's basel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that two rural Maine airports, in Eastport and Presque Isle, will receive more than $7.5 million dollars for major infrastructure improvements, funded by a provision in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021. "I am proud to see the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directly benefiting rural Mainers and revitalizing the airports in Presque Isle   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement Wednesday regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale found dead in Massachusetts and entangled in Maine fishing gear. "Maine's lobster industry is the backbone of communities up and down our coast," Golden said. "The death of this whale is unfortunate, but we have to be real about tradeoffs. "I will continue to stand wit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared, in a unanimous ruling, that the use of artificial intelligence-generated voice technology in robocalls is illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. "This unanimous decision from the FCC will help protect Americans from scammers who are using artificial intelligence to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: In a House Agriculture Committee hearing today with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree sounded the alarm on the urgent need to support farmers in Maine and across the county facing challenges due to climate change. The hearing comes on the heels of devastating and costly storms in Maine, which severely impacted producers, foresters  more