WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) praised the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their latest efforts to protect Americans from "forever chemical" contamination. EPA's final rule will designate two widely used per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as hazardous substanc  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan foreign aid package today that includes $60.8 billion for Ukraine. Pingree released the following statement after the vote on Saturday: "When Russia's war against Ukraine began more than two years ago, support for Ukraine in Congress was almost universal. Unfortunately, the right has politicized th  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch, HERE to download, Senators Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, and Angus King congratulate Senator Collins on extending her perfect streak Senator Susan Collins cast her 9,000th consecutive roll call vote today, extending her unbroken voting streak, which began in 1997. Senator Collins is the first Senator in history to have cast 9,000 votes without ever having missed a vote   more