WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), is cosponsoring legislation to ensure military families have access to critical health care during pregnancy, rather than waiting until after childbirth to increase their coverage. The Improving Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families Act would create a Department of Defense (DOD) pilot program to designate pregnan  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are announcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Office's decision to award seven Maine projects with $1,941,692 in funding for the American Lobster Research Program. The grant program supports projects that address critical knowledge gaps about American lobster an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are announcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Office's decision to award seven Maine projects with $1,941,692 in funding for the American Lobster Research Program. The grant program supports projects that address critical knowledge gaps about American lobster   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, co-chaired a full Committee hearing on the President's disaster relief supplemental funding request for communities affected by recent natural disasters, including Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Today's hearing featured two panels of witnesses: U.S. Senators Thom Tilli  more