WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Collins, King Sponsor Bipartisan Bill to Ban Offshore Drilling off Coast of Maine WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) are cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to prohibit offshore drilling along the Maine coast, extending throughout the entirety of New England. The New England Coastal Protection Act would ban oil and gas leasing off the coast of Maine and in  more