WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 'The Ultimate Betrayal': Pingree Condemns House Passage of Reconciliation Bill Following House passage of the Republican reconciliation bill, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement: With the narrow passage of this reckless bill, Republicans have brazenly chosen to sacrifice the health and economic security of working Americans to give massive handouts to billionair  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes against GOP's reckless budget bill WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) this morning voted against the GOP's budget reconciliation bill, which would take health care away from millions of Americans, further rig the tax code in favor of the wealthiest households and corporations and add $3.1 trillion to the national debt by 2034. The bill passed along party lines in a 215-214 vot  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Cosponsors Bill to Help Lower Drug Costs for Maine People WASHINGTON, D.C -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is cosponsoring legislation to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate drug prices and lower the costs of prescription medication nationwide. The Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act would also reduce federal spending by reaching lower-price agreements, and give  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Delegation calls on Admin. to release rural connectivity funds In a letter to the Commerce Department leadership, Maine's Congressional delegation last night urged the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to freeze nearly $35 million of federal funds designed to close the digital divide between rural and urban communities in the state. "As one of the most rural states in the nation, M  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Delegation calls on Admin. to release rural connectivity funds WASHINGTON -- In a letter to the Commerce Department leadership, Maine's Congressional delegation last night urged the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to freeze nearly $35 million of federal funds designed to close the digital divide between rural and urban communities in the state. "As one of the most rural states in th  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Senator Collins Urges Secretary of Labor to Reverse Halt on Job Corps Enrollment in Maine Washington, D.C. - At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, urged DOL Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to reverse the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Lifesaving Cancer Screenings Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced their bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act to reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), a life  more