WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * $6.3 Million for the UMaine System Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $6,300,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) System in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The bill  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's EPA Administrator Peddles False Solutions for New England Energy Prices, Markey Leads Region's Senators to Call Out Trump Admin Policies as the Real Cause of Rising Energy Costs Boston (August 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), J  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Daines, Cortez-Masto Send Letter to DOL Urging Support for Rural Veterans * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Steve Daines (R-MT), and Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressing their opposition to a recent change to the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) application. HVRP is a grant   more