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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Friday March 22, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins Issue Statement on Release of Final FY24 Funding Bills
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, issued the following statement after releasing the second and final bipartisan package of fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. "These final six bills represent a bipartisan and bicame  more

VIDEO: Pingree Presses Army Official on Restricting Reservists with Mental Health Diagnosis from Possessing Firearms
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: In light of a new Interim Commission Report on last October's mass shooting in Lewiston, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today pushed Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer on what guardrails are in place to prevent Army reservists, like the shooter Robert Card, from possessing a firearm when experiencing a mental health crisis, and what protocols exist to ensure local law enforcement are inf  more