WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * During Veterans Hearing, King Receives Support for Lockbox Bill to Save Veterans Lives WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a hearing of the Senate Veterans Affairs (SVAC) Committee, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) spoke with Dr. Thomas O'Toole, the Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Health for Clinical Services and the Deputy Medical Officer for Veterans' Health Administration for the U.S. Department of Veterans  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement on President Trump's budget proposal WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement today following the release of President Donald Trump's FY 2026 budget proposal: "Right now, my focus is on opposing the GOP's reconciliation plan to fund tax cuts for the wealthy by slashing health care for my constituents and running up the deficit. "Looking ahead to  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Veteran Disability Claims Exams WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), are introducing bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize a successful pilot program to expand access to medical disability exams for veterans filing claims for a service-co  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Secures $50 Million for Maine Air National Guard Hangar Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $50 million for the Maine Air National Guard to construct a new hangar in Bangor. This funding was included in the Fiscal Year 2025 full-year continuing resolut  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement on the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026. "The President's Budget Request is simply one step in the annual budget process. This request has come to  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 2, 2025: * * * Sens. Moran, King Introduce Legislation to Permanently Expand Access to Disability Claims Exams for Veterans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) - member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - introduced legislation to permanently authorize a p  more