WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), alongside a bipartisan group of their colleagues, have written to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the maximum allowable number of additional H-2B visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. H-2B visas fill needs for American small businesses when there are not enough able and willing American workers to fi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced more than $40.5 million for conservation projects in Maine. Nearly $25 Million will support a project, spearheaded by the Nature Conservancy, to provide much-needed upgrades to road-stream crossings, allowing native wildlife--including Atlantic salmon, brook trout, mussels, and turtles to migrate more easily, helping promote healthy habitat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos Old Town, ME Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks at the grand opening of Global Secure Shipping's (GSS) second manufacturing facility in Old Town. With the opening of today's facility, GSS now has 32,500ft in total manufacturing space to produce its state-of-the-art secure cargo containers using patented technology first developed at the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of the Navy urging the branch to reconsider the Office of Civilian Human Resources' (OCHR) decision to review and modify civilian workforce position classifications across four public shipyards, including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. In their letter to Secretary Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations Admir  more