WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Following Push from Senator Collins, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Exempt from Hiring Freeze Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement on the Department of Defense's announcement exempting the shipyard workforce from the civilian hiring freeze: "The men and women who work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and shipyards across the country are critical member  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Demand USDA Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Maine Schools, Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King is demanding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reverse its cancelation of food purchase programs for food banks, schools and childcare centers in Maine and across the United States. In a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins from King and  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: In Roundtable Discussion with Health Care Providers and Advocates, Pingree Stresses Urgent Need to Protect Medicaid from Republican Cuts Earlier today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree hosted a roundtable discussion to highlight how proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid (known in Maine as MaineCare)--which could run as high as $900 billion--will have devastating repercussions for patients, heal  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on March 12, 2025: * * * Mr. President, last night, the House of Representatives passed a short-term government funding bill that would extend funding through the end of this fiscal year. That is the end of September. I was surprised to see only one Democrat in the House, Jared Golden from Maine, saw the light that a shutdown is a bad choice. Nevertheless, 212 Democrats voted against the continuing resoluti  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Visits Eastern Maine Community College Click HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos. Bangor, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) to speak with students and staff and to get a firsthand look at newly upgraded classroom instructional equipment at EMCC. Senator Collins secured nearly $3 million in Congressionally Directed S  more