WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * $6.5 Million for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $6.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending to support the necessary design and reconfiguration work to construct a new security facility at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in the Fis  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Bill to Fund Key Military Construction Projects in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure, which was advanced by a vote o  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Bill to Fund Key Military Construction Projects in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure, wh  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Bill to Support Maine's Lobster Industry Clears Appropriations Committee U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced significant funding and key language to support Maine's lobster industry in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) A  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden wins funding in defense bills to support jobs in Maine shipbuilding, manufacturing * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), successfully secured several provisions in the House's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act that would steer billions of federal   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Huffman, McCollum, Craig, Morrison, Omar, Pingree Demand Answers on Reverse of Mineral Withdrawal in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), U.S. House Appropriati  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Access to Affordable Childcare in Maine * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining legislation to lower childcare costs and address the nationwide shortage of affordable childcare. The Child Care for Working Families Act is comprehensive legislation that would put a cap on childcare costs for working families, address childcare dese  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McCollum, Huffman, Pingree, Craig, Omar, Morrison Demand Answers on Reverse of Mineral Withdrawal in Minnesota's Boundary Waters * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior Ranking Member C  more