WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden calls for renewed investment in American shipyards at Boston Ship Repair * BOSTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined other members of Congress and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Tuesday at Boston Ship Repair to call for the revitalization of America's shipbuilding industry. Golden, a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) was joined by fellow committee   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Blasts Defense Secretary for Presenting Incomplete FY26 Pentagon Budget * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) blasted the Department of Defense (DoD) for not presenting the committee with a full year 2026 fiscal budget that fully reflects the department's funding priorities and needs. In an unprecedented move,   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Highlights Administration Hypocrisy: Slashing IRS Funding Will Balloon Federal Deficit * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining efforts to highlight the hypocrisy of White House policy slashing funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), resulting in diminished enforcement for "wealthy tax cheats." In a letter to IRS Commissioner Billy Long, King and his colleagues  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Leads Bipartisan Push to Save Buoys Essential to Maritime Safety * Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree led a bipartisan group of her colleagues in calling on the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to preserve critical navigational buoys along the Northeast coast. In a letter to Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, Acting Commandant of the Coast Guard, the lawmakers warned that removing the b  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $1.3 Million for AmeriCorps Seniors Programs in Maine * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that three organizations in Maine will receive a total of $1,373,395 through the Fiscal Year 2025 AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the Senior Companion Program (SCP). The funding wi  more