WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Congress to reintroduce the EAGLES Act to pre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Leads Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Mass Violence Seven years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, lawmakers continue bipartisan push for changes to prevent future violence WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading bipartisan lawmakers in both chambers of Co  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Cites "Unconscionable" Shortfall in Opioid, Fentanyl Crackdown at Southern Border WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King raised several urgent questions with Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey, the Commander of United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and Air Force General Gregory Guillot, Commander of United States Northern Comman  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Benefits of Surviving Military Spouses WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee, is cosponsoring legislation to allow surviving spouses of fallen servicemembers to retain certain survivor benefits if they choose to remarry. Under current law, most b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Legislation to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses Reintroduced in Congress Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in reintroducing the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when inv  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * More Dental Care for Veterans Who Need It Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. There are a lot of things on people's minds these days. One of those things is health care in general, but let's talk about oral health care in particular today. We know that that is so important, so key to our ability to do many important things. It's important to eating,   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 15 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has denied Nexamp Inc.'s petition for reconsideration and modification of a previous order concerning the company's Holden Solar Facility. The February 14, 2025, order reaffirms the PUC's "holdback requirement" for renewable energy facilities participating in Maine's Net Energy Billing (NEB) program. Nexamp had requested the PUC remove the requirement that, for electricity generated behind-the-meter or used for NEB credits,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Democratic Caucus Raise Alarm Over Trump Admin Pushing Illegal Indiscriminate Funding Cuts To NIH, Derailing Lifesaving Research WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 45 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Sound Alarm Over Trump Admin's Illegal, Indiscriminate Funding Cuts to National Institutes of Health WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) expressed serious concerns over the Trump Administration's proposed funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that would create a severe funding shortfall for research institutions ac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * 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) operation  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York Agrees to Pay $29M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (Saint Vincent), has agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly retaining erroneously inflated p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York Agrees to Pay $29M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (Saint Vincent), has agreed to pay $29 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly retaining erroneously inflated payments received from the Depart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Chuck Grassley on Reintroduction of EAGLES Act to Keep Schools Safe WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Rick Scott and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley reintroduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill, known as the EAGLES Act, to prevent acts of mass violence. The bill, named after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mascot and introduced on the seventh anniversary of the tra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Join Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Help Prevent Mass Violence Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in both chambers of Congress to reintroduce the EAGLES Act to help prevent acts of mass violence. The bill, named after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mascot and introduced on the seventh ann  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, Padilla Sound Alarm Over Trump Administration's Illegal, Indiscriminate Funding Cuts to National Institutes of Health Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and the entire Senate Democratic caucus to express serious concerns in a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Ke  more