WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Shaheen Stress Important Role of Military Firefighters at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are expressing their concerns about the potential loss of Department of Defense (DoD) firefighters on probationary status at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY). In a letter to A  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging posted the following fact sheet: * * * The Republican Plan for Medicaid Will Harm Maine MaineCare is the state's Medicaid program. More than 350,000 Mainers rely on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Republican Cuts to Medicaid Put Mainers' Health and Coverage At-Risk Every proposal on the Republican wish list of more than $2 trillion in Medicaid cut  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation DOI Funding Restored Washington, D.C. - Following a meeting with Chief Pos Bassett of the Passamaquoddy Reservation at Pleasant Point and further consultation with the Administration, today, Senator Collins announced that her office has received notice from the Department of the Interior (DOI) that previously paused federal funding  more