WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Scorns "Thoughtful" Cuts at VA, Impacting Veterans' Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) scorned the recent firing of one thousands employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) across throughout the country as having a detrimental impact on veterans and their ability to access their earned benefits. In a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Working to Protect Maine's Coastal Ecosystem WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is introducing legislation to help improve conditions for kelp forest and marine life. The Help Our Kelp Act -- which also has a companion bill in the House of Representatives -- would invest federal resources to address ongoing cri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Acadia National Park Hiring Freeze Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement regarding the recently announced hiring freeze at Acadia National Park: "In response to conversations with officials from Friends of Acadia and the National Parks Conservation Association, I discussed with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum the problems   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Help Beauty Professionals Identify and Respond to Domestic Violence Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), John Boozman (R-AR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the bipartisan Supporting the Abused by Learning Options to Navigate Survivor (SALO  more