WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, by a vote of 74-24, the U.S. Senate passed the second six-bill Fiscal Year (FY24) appropriations package. U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, was a lead negotiator of the bipartisan legislation, which now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. Th  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Bill includes important investments in defense and border security, including funding for Maine shipbuilding and Houlton Border Patrol Congressman Jared Golden, ME-02, voted today for the final package of appropriations bills to fund the government through September. "This spending package bolsters national security and the integrity of our border and preserves the Maine manufacturing base to support jobs a  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) announced today they have successfully prevented a congressional pay raise in the appropriations package released by House and Senate leaders early Thursday morning. Earlier this month, Golden and Fitzpatrick -- joined by a bipartisan group of colleagues in the House -- sent a letter to the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced legislation with six Senate colleagues to improve public safety and bolster coordination between state and federal governments to ensure violent undocumented persons are kept in custody and not released back into the community. The Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act --would allow for Immigration and Customs Enforcemen  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Patty Murray (D-WA, both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, are leading a bipartisan group of senators in urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prioritize mental and physical healthcare resources for women veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service. In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Senators King, Murray, and 31 of  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today released a statement following the Biden Administration's approval of the State of Maine's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the January 10 and 13 coastal storms. This declaration will release federal funds to help individuals and communities impacted by the storms in Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Lin  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today released a statement following the Biden Administration's approval of the State of Maine's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the January 10 and 13 coastal storms. This declaration will release federal funds to help individuals and communities impacted by the storms in Cumberland, Hancock, Kno  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Friday joined U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and 29 of their Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prioritize mental and physical healthcare resources for women veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service. In a letter to   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Angus King (I-Maine), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) on Thursday introduced the Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act, legislation to improve public safety a  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor today to urge her colleagues to support the second six-bill Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package. Senator Collins helped lead negotiations on the legislation, which passed the U.S. House  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch Senator Collins' full remarks, and HERE to download. Yesterday, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks at the Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony, held in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol. The event formally awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the veterans of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company, known collectively as the "  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on March 21, 2024: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Angus King (I-Maine) - members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - today introduced legislation to expand veterans' access to exams that are often required for the disability claims process. This bill would make permanent a pilot program that was created by Congress in 2020 to permanently expand  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: In a House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee hearing today with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) shed light on challenges Maine farmers are facing amid meat processing backlogs. Pingree, a longtime farmer and member of both the House Agriculture Committee and House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, asked Secretary Vilsack how   more