WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * "Thoughtless and Dangerous" King says on Senate Floor in Response to Trump Administration Firings, Freezes To watch the floor speech click here or download here A full transcript of the speech can be found here WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) shared his growing concerns over the Trump Administration's largely unconstitutional and unprecedented overreach - including the usurpa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 21, 2025 ARMY Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $322,500,000 modification (PZ0006) to contract W31P4Q-23-C-0026 for the Tube Launched Optically-Tracked Wireless Guided weapon system. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2026. Fiscal 2023 procurement, Marine Corps funds; and 2021 and 2023 other procurement,   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills' Statement on Notice of Investigation From U.S. Department of Education Washington, D.C. - Governor Janet Mills released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Education notifying the Maine Department of Education that it has been directed to initiate an investigation into the State of Maine over alleged Title IX violations: "I have spent my career - as a Distri  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills' Statement on President's Threat to Withhold Education Funding from Maine Washington D.C. \-- Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today regarding the President's threat to withhold Federal education funding from Maine: "If the President attempts to unilaterally deprive Maine school children of the benefit of Federal funding, my Administration and the Attorney General will ta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King to Senate Colleagues: "We've Got to Wake Up [and] Protect this Institution" To watch the floor speech click here WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor to share his growing concerns over the Trump Administration's largely unconstitutional and unprecedented overreach - sharing the usurpation of Congressional Authority that has now reached the consti  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Coming to Agreement on the Supplemental Budget Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. For six years I have introduced balanced budget proposals, and with the support of the Legislature, those budgets have sent historic amounts of money back to Maine schools, and to communities, and to Maine people to create the conditions for strong economic growth. We'v  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, Feb. 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved the transfer of all assets and obligations of the Monhegan Water Company to Monhegan Plantation. The decision, issued on February 21, 2025, finalizes a process authorized by recent state legislation. The transfer includes all plants, properties, assets, franchises, rights, and privileges of the water company, encompassing everything from land and buildings to wells, reservoirs, pipes, and equipment. Monhegan P  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Golden warns against politicization of the U.S. Armed Forces WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today joined a bipartisan group of House military veterans demanding answers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth about reports that the Trump administration is currently circulating a list of names of General and Flag Officers from the United States Armed Forces that are under considerati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-248) on a bill (S. 4365), which aims to provide public health veterinary services to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for rabies prevention. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Nov. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE S. 4365 would authorize the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use funds for public health veterinary services and to a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Cassidy reintroduce the Retirement Security for American Hostages Act WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) reintroduced the Retirement Security for American Hostages Act to ensure American hostages and wrongful detainees don't see reduced Social Security earnings as a result of being unlawfully held abroad. In addition to Senators  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Leads Vote Series to Oppose Tax Cuts for Ultra-Wealthy Washington, D.C. - As part of tonight's vote-a-rama on Senate Republicans' budget resolution, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) kicked off a series of votes on Democratic amendments opposing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Senator Warren introduced the first amendment in the vote series, Amendment #734 to oppose ta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Import Lower-Cost Prescription Drugs from Canada WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to introduce the Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act, bipartisan legislation which would allow Americans to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, lowering costs, increasing   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Coons Resolution to Establish National FFA Week Passes Senate WASHINGTON - The United States Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to establish February 15-22, 2025, as National FFA Week. The resolution highlights the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders by pr  more