WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * "He's a Danger," King Warns in Floor Speech Against RFK Jr. Nomination To watch the floor speech click here WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) tonight took to the floor of the Senate to share his concern over President Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to serve as the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the speech, Senator King began his remarks by outlini  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Collins, Malliotakis, Larson, Reintroduce Bill to Make High-Rise Apartments Safer for Residents, Firefighters Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Updates Federal Tax Code to Modernize Buildings Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance's Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Susan Collins (R-Maine), co-c  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast region - January 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.8 percent in January, up 3.7 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.8 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Bicameral Legislation to Support Family-Run Timber Industry Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) to reintroduce the Future Logging Careers Act to support America's family-run timber industry. "Family businesses are the way of l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden introduces bill to replace Child Tax Credit with larger, monthly payments to support families with children WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today introduced legislation to create a new social insurance program for families with children, providing monthly per-child payments to help families afford the costs associated with raising kids and empower Americans to start and grow famil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Illegal Fentanyl Trafficking WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Select Senate Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to help law enforcement combat fentanyl trafficking and equip scientists with the tools to research and better un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSFR) -- Maridose LLC has submitted an application to the Drug Enforcement Administration seeking registration to manufacture Schedule I substances for research purposes. The company, based in Brunswick, Maine, intends to produce marijuana, marijuana extract, and tetrahydrocannabinols to supply DEA-registered researchers conducting approved studies. The application, filed on December 30, 2024, represents a step toward expanding the availability of federally regulated cannab  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump's Park Service Hiring Freeze a Direct Hit to Acadia and the Economy Today, House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree warned the Trump Administration that its ill-conceived federal hiring freeze will jeopardize National Park Service (NPS) operations at national parks like Acadia. Pingree called on Secretary of the Interior   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Tackle Nursing Shortage Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Train More Nurses Act to address the nursing shortage affecting communities across the nation. This bipartisan bill would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a review of nursing grant pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Scott, Rosen Introduce Antisemitism Awareness Act WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which directs the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when investigating antisemitic acts on campus. This bill ensures that the Department of Educat  more