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 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau has granted a waiver to Direct Communications Rockland, Inc. (DCR), allowing its wholly owned subsidiary, Union River Telephone Company d/b/a Rivah.Net (Union River), to transition its business data services (BDS) to an incentive regulation framework. This move, effective July 1, 2025, will enable Union River to withdraw its BDS offerings from the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) tra  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is calling for public comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions regarding the Lewiston Falls Hydroelectric Project. This information collection is part of the environmental analysis for a new major license application filed by Brookfield White Pine Hydro LLC. The project is located on the Androscoggin River in Lewiston, Auburn, and Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine. The existing Lewiston Fal  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Discusses Her Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit with Small Business Administrator Fischer's Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit first-ever enacted into federal law in 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act; Fischer working to make tax credit permanent in budget reconciliation Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Small Business Ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Getting the Lead Out: EPA kickstarts Maine lead paint initiative BOSTON -- As part of a longstanding effort to address the risks of lead paint across New England, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin an initiative in Maine involving outreach, education, compliance assistance, and enforcement activities. EPA will focus on areas located in central Maine along the I-95 Corridor  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. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Joins Colleagues in Call to Protect ENERGY STAR WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, this week joined his colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to immediately reverse course on its plan to illegally and unilaterally terminate the ENERGY STAR program. In the letter, Heinrich highlighted the cost-  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for New Mexicans WASHGINTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, legislation that will expand Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower drug costs for consumers, reduce federal spending,   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES SEEK LABOR DEPT. DETAILS ON PLANS TO REPLACE JOB CORPS & WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and several of her Senate Appropriations Committee colleagues today sought details about a Trump budget proposal to terminate workforce training programs, like Job Corps, in favor of a new Make America Skilled Again (MASA) block   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cornyn, Cruz, colleagues introduce resolution honoring Border Patrol's 101st anniversary WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 15 colleagues in introducing a resolution honoring the brave men and women of the U.S. Border Control for their service to our country ahead of the agency'  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 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Ned NoMad to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Disability Lawsuit Federal Agency Says Hotel Fired Host Rather Than Allow Her to Use a Stool NEW YORK - Entities that own or operate The Ned NoMad hotel and members' club in Manhattan will pay $100,000 to one former employee to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agenc  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. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Baldwin, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure More Americans Can Access Lifesaving Cancer Screenings WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) re-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 Detectio  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

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Moran, Baldwin, and Bennet Introduce Bill to Spur Innovation in the Livestock Feed Sector Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), and Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) today reintroduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act - bipartisan legislation that would establish a pathway at the  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Klobuchar Lead 25 Colleagues on Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, legislation to expand Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower drug costs for consumers, reduce federal spending,   more