WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King In Veterans Affairs Hearing: "An Insult to This Committee" that VA Won't Share Information on Cancelled Contracts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a hearing before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) pressed Mark Engelbaum, the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Human Resources and Administration / Operations, Security and Preparedness at the Department of Ve  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Calls to Terminate 83,000 Veterans Affairs Employees WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), alongside members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) and the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC), sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins raising concerns about a leaked report that highlights plans ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Meal Delivery Programs for Maine Seniors WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Cornyn (R-TX) are introducing bipartisan legislation to support volunteer programs that deliver food to older, more vulnerable Americans. The Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements (DELIVER) Act would hel  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree Statement on Trump Admin. Plan to Eliminate EPA's Environmental Justice Office After it was reported that the Trump Administration plans to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, re  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins: Our Adversaries are Watching Closely our Response in Ukraine Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her full remarks. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and a bipartisan group of Senators delivered remarks on the Senate floor to call for continued support for Ukraine in its fight to repel the unjustified invasion of Vladimir Putin and Russia. Below  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Pingree Says Republicans' Full Year Continuing Resolution is Not a Responsible Way to Govern Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, called on her colleagues to oppose Republicans' stopgap funding bill. In remarks on the House Floor, Pingree argued that full-year continuing resolutions are not a respo  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Ukraine: "We must reaffirm our continued dedication to the work of those that came before us to build the alliances that have preserved the peace in Europe." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate floor this week with a bipartisan coalition including Senators Shaheen (D-N.H.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mitch McCo  more