| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
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Energy Committee Passes End-of-Congress Public Lands Bills, Including King-Backed Legislation Benefitting Maine
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee (ENR) and Chairman of the National Parks Subcommittee, welcomed the bipartisan passage out of the ENR Committee a legislative package as the 118th Congressional session winds down. The package includes King-backed provisions to expand access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and the renaming of an Acadia V
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Golden, Gluesenkamp Perez Introduce Bill to Establish Bipartisan Electoral Reform Select Committee
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) today announced the introduction of legislation to establish a bipartisan select committee to examine current electoral methods and recommend reforms to reduce political polarization and strengthen our nation's democracy.The Electoral Reform Select Committee Act would convene a bipartisan group of lawmakers to consider alternati
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King Presses Congressional Appropriators to Preserve Funds to Promote Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senator Angus King (I-ME) is pressing Congressional appropriators to preserve funding for an advertising campaign promoting the paid family and medical leave (PMFL) tax credit. In a letter to Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations respectively, King writes in support of the $1 million approved in the FY 2025 Financial Servi
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