Thursday - November 21, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Bipartisan Colleagues Push for More Temporary Work Visas to Help Small Businesses in Colorado
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), alongside 37 of their bipartisan colleagues, to urge the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the maximum allowable number of additional temporary, non-agricultural (H-2B) visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to support  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From Retired Registered Nurse
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by retired registered nurse Judy Aiken from a Sept. 17, 2024, entitled "Lower Health Care Costs for Americans: Understanding the Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act": * * * Thank you for inviting me to share my story today. I'm Judy Aiken - a 70-year-old retired nurse, born and raised in Portland, Maine, where I live with my husband of 47 years. I have been battling psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis for   more