WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Secretary of Interior Nominee Agree to Address Maintenance Backlog at National Parks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a cabinet confirmation hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Parks, questioned President-elect Donald Trump's Secretary of Interior nominee North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum on   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Re-designate Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and 14 of her Senate colleagues introduced the Dismantle Iran's Proxy Act. This legislation would re-designate the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). This FTO designation would result in severe consequences, like asset fre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Kaine, Bennet, Hickenlooper, King, Lujan, Merkley, Shaheen, Warner & Welch Unveil Amendment to Improve Laken Riley Act Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Angus I. King (I-Maine), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) unve  more