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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Saturday October 26, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Maine Delegation Statement on the First Anniversary of Lewiston Shooting
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Lewiston shooting that took place on October 25th, taking the lives of 18 innocent people: "One year ago, the unthinkable happened in Lewiston when a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and restaurant shaking the community and Maine to its cor  more

Maine Delegation Statement on the One Year Anniversary of Lewiston Shooting
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Lewiston shooting that took place on October 25th, taking the lives of 18 innocent people: "One year ago, the unthinkable happened in Lewiston when a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and restaurant shaking the community and Maine to it  more

Maine Delegation Statement on the One Year Anniversary of Lewiston Shooting
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Lewiston shooting that took place on October 25, taking the lives of 18 innocent people: "One year ago, the unthinkable happened in Lewiston when a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and restaurant shaking the community and Maine to its core," sai  more

Maine Delegation Statement on the One Year Anniversary of Lewiston Shooting
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Lewiston shooting that took place on October 25th, taking the lives of 18 innocent people: "One year ago, the unthinkable happened in Lewiston when a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and restaurant shaking the community and Maine to its co  more

Senator Collins Announces More Than $53 Million for Freight Rail Upgrades in Rural Maine
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Maine Department of Transportation has been awarded $53,313,091 for freight rail upgrades to enhance safety, speed, and reliability along two Eastern Maine Railway mainlines in Penobscot, Aroostook, and Piscataquis counties. This funding will also be used to rehabilitate currently dormant tracks to provide a connec  more

Welch Joins King, Rounds and Bipartisan Colleagues in Pushing for Maximum H2-B Visas to Support Small Businesses in 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: H-2B visas help employers fill temporary, seasonal positions in Vermont BURLINGTON, VT U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and a bipartisan group of colleagues in asking 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 help  more