WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), co-chairs of the American-Canadian Economy and Security (ACES) Caucus, today introduced a bipartisan resolution highlighting the significance of the U.S.-Canadian relationship to promoting peace, expanding economic opportunity, and being prepared to respond to unforeseen events. Launched in June of 2023, the ACES Caucus was created to strengthen the eco  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King, Chair of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, questioned the Honorable Ellen Lord, the Vice Chair of the Pentagon's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform Committee, about the need for the Department of Defense (DoD) to reevaluate its acquisition process for defense technology and other products. King stre  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced a new multi-million dollar transportation grant that will help improve transportation and upgrade infrastructure in Portland's Libbytown neighborhood. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, the $22,400,000 grant was awarded to the Reconnecting Our Villages: Historic Libbytown Project for the construction of a roundabout and bike pa  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angus King, I-Maine, introduced legislation today that would crack down on schemes involving the abuse of certain high-value trusts by ultra-wealthy individuals to avoid income, gift and estate taxes. The Getting Rid of Abusive Trusts Act would close a loophole and modify rules dealing with   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Angus King, announced that 5 Maine entities will receive a combined total of $1,036,469 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) Program. These grant awards will fund the development of new and expanded organic markets to help increase the consumption and production  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Angus King, announced that 5 Maine entities will receive a combined total of $1,036,469 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) Program. These grant awards will fund the development of new and expanded organic markets to help increase the consumption and productio  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, co-chair of the Congressional TRIO Caucus, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led 13 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Miguel Cardona, urging the ED to ensure timely execution of the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant competition. By law, TRIO awards must be determined eight months   more