WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * More Than $3.6 Million for Maine Veterans' Home 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 a total of $3,660,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine Veterans' Home (MVH) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree Warns EPA: Killing Solar Program Will Spike Electric Costs for Those Who Can Least Afford It * Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is speaking out against reported plans by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low  more