WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden reintroduces PRO Act to protect workers' right to organize WASHINGTON - Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) last night reintroduced H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (link is external), a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' right to bargain collectively for higher wages, better benefits and safer workplaces. The American people's support for unions i  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden, colleagues introduce John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act along with other lawmakers in the House. The bill would protect the right to vote by preventing discriminatory or overly restrictive voting laws at the state level. "John Lewis once said that the right to vote is the most   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich: "Trump and Musk's Public Lands Firings a Disaster" VIDEO Heinrich heard from fired public lands employees and a New Mexico small business owner about the impacts of Trump and Musk's mass firings WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Make it Easier for Rural Veterans to Access Health Care WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are introducing legislation aiming to help veterans in rural areas get transportation to health care  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: Congress's Inability to Pass Spending Bills Harms National Security WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King questioned three witnesses about the adverse impact of the Republican-led House and Senate not passing annual federal spending bills on military capability and production. During the hearing, Senator King spoke with Da  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces that Department of Commerce has Agreed to Renegotiate Maine Sea Grant Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the Department of Commerce has agreed to renegotiate funding for Maine Sea Grant. At the urging of Senator Collins, Secretary Lutnick is directing NOAA to renegotiate the terms and conditions of the work to be performed by Maine Sea Grant  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Questions NIH Director Nominee on Cap on Indirect Research Costs Click here to watch and here to download video of Senator Collins' questioning. Washington, D.C. - At a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on the nomination of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned Dr. B  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, King Lead Reintroduction of Legislation to Expand Access to Capital for Farmers & Rural Communities WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Angus King (I-Maine), Roger Marshall M.D. (R-Kan.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) today reintroduced the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act. This legislation would benefit American   more