WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Veterans' Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), to introduce the bipartisan Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 19, 2025, from Alaska Community Action on Toxics, Anchorage, Alaska, and 47 collaborators: * * * Joint Public Comment Submitted by 48 Organizations in Response to the U.S. EPA's "Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts" Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0360 * * * The Coming Clean Network's Cumulative Impacts/Mandatory Emissions Reduction (CI/ME  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Feb. 21, 2025, from Bend the Curve, Bangor, Maine: * * * EPA Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0360 * * * We applaud the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its development of the draft Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts ("Framework"). We strongly support EPA's advancement of cumulative impact assessment and its future application to imp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes against House GOP plan to gut health care, blow up deficit to fund tax cuts for the rich WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted tonight against a budget resolution introduced by House Republicans that set the stage for harmful health care cuts, more deficit spending and tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. "More than 160,000 working-class Mainers in the 2nd Congressio  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Announces Nomination of Fisheries Scientist Carl Wilson as Commissioner of Maine Department of Marine Resources A 26-year veteran of the DMR and the agency's long-time lead lobster biologist, Wilson would replace Commissioner Patrick Keliher following his retirement Governor Janet Mills announced today that she will nominate Carl Wilson, a highly regarded fisheries scientist at the Maine De  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * In Joint Senate-House Veterans Hearing, King Stresses Supporting Servicemembers Shifting to Civilian Life WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a joint hearing before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) and the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC), Senator Angus King (I-Maine), spoke about the importance of ensuring a smooth transition from active duty status to civilian life for veterans with James   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Statement on Reckless Firings at Togus Medical Center WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released the following statement following the termination of seven employees at Togus Medical Center; five of whom are veterans themselves: "I am deeply troubled by the news from Togus that seven Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Maine probationary staffers were terminated ye  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Moran Bill Fights Housing Shortage by Encouraging Homeowners to Expand, Build Properties WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) are introducing bipartisan legislation to make it easier for rural workers to live in the communities they serve, as well as address the housing shortage across the nation. The Farmhouse-to-Workforce Housing Act would expand the e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Wyden Lead Colleagues in Demanding Funding to Fully Implement Social Security Fairness Act Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 26, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led twenty-six of their colleagues in a letter to Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) urging them to provide no less than  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Launches Title IX Violation Investigations into Maine Department of Education and Maine School District Investigation follows President Trump's Remarks at the Republican Governor's Association Dinner WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a letter to the Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin announcing tha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, King Reintroduce MAPOceans Act to Make Fishing Easier Updates online maps with accurate data on federal saltwater fisheries WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) reintroduced the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans (MAPOceans) Act, which would stan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release n Feb. 26, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education Releases Statement on Maine's Title IX Compliance Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor released the following statement about Maine's compliance with Title IX: "It is shameful that Governor Mills refuses to stand with women and girls. Her rejection of the antidiscrimination obligations tha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * UPDATE: Social Security Administration Begins Implementation of Senator Collins' Social Security Fairness Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins praised the Social Security Administration's (SSA) announcement that this week it will begin issuing retroactive payments dating back to January 2024 and adjusting benefit levels for those whose monthly Social Security payments were reduced due   more