WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * "Just Follow the Science," King Gains Agreement from Army Corps of Engineers Nominee in Discussion of Climate Resiliency WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King questioned an administration nominee on his willingness to follow the science in the face of increasingly occurring and violent weather events. In his questioning of Mr.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 'This Bill Will Starve Families': In Agriculture Committee Markup, Pingree Slams GOP for Gutting Anti-Hunger Programs Last night in the House Agriculture Committee markup of the partisan reconciliation bill, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) spoke out against Republicans' proposal to slash $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In her opening remarks, Pingree qu  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Lashes Out at Administration's Decision to Cut Critical Research Budgets WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resource (ENR) Committee, pressed Connor Prochaska, nominee to serve as the Director of Advanced Research Projects Agency within the Department of Energy, and Dr. Ned Mamula to serve as the Director of U.S. Geological Survey within   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland, Virginia Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Mark Warner, and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) urged House Republican leadership to take up and pass the bipartisan legislation, passed previously by the Senate, to allow the District of Columbia to use its own local funding. Today marks two months since that bill, author  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Markey, Collins Resolution Designating April "Community College Month" Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (May 13, 2025) - Last week, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, designating April as "Community College Month." The   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect and Expand Ground Ambulance Services Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act, which would ensure that all communities, particularly those in rural and underser  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Urge OPM to Process Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Civilian Hires to Address Shipyard Workforce Needs and Support U.S. National Security Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), are urging the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to process nearly 150 personnel that have received initial job offers from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Urge OPM to Process Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Civilian Hires to Address Shipyard Workforce Needs and Support U.S. National Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), are urging the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to process nearly 150 personnel that have received initial job offers from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard f  more