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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Collins, King, Pingree Announce $199K to Support Penobscot Nation Ocean and Coastal Priorities
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the Penobscot Indian Nation $199,998 to increase the tribe's involvement and support of energy, climate change and ocean-related issues. Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and dispersed via NOAA's Regional Ocean Partnerships Program, t  more

Collins, King, Pingree Announce $199K to Support Penobscot Nation Ocean and Coastal Priorities
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the Penobscot Indian Nation $199,998 to increase the tribe's involvement and support of energy, climate change and ocean-related issues. Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and dispersed via NOAA's Regional Ocean Partnerships Program,   more

King, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Veteran Disability Claims Process
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), both members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, have 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 allow licensed medical professionals to provide medical disability examinations  more