WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree: Trump and Vought's Illegal Rescissions Scheme Is A 'Flagrant Affront to Congress's Power of the Purse' * Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought's unlawful effort to unilaterally cancel appropriated funding: "Once again, Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Delivers Remarks at Maine Sheriffs' Association Breakfast * Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos Old Orchard Beach, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks at the Maine Sheriffs' Association (MSA) retreat breakfast in Old Orchard Beach. More than 75 members of Maine's law enforcement community, including all 16 county sheriffs and some of their deputi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Visits Bath Area Food Bank * Click HERE for a full-resolution photo Bath, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited the Bath Area Food Bank (BAFB) to meet with staff and volunteers and to hear about the challenges of their work and thank them for their service to the local community. BAFB Executive Director Kimberly Gates and Mary Small, a volunteer at the food bank, led Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on OMB's Rescissions Proposal U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement on the Office of Management and Budget's rescissions proposal. "Congress has received from the Administration a $4.9 billion package of proposed rescissions of funding that had been previously approp  more