WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Responds to Arrest of U.S. Citizen That Attempted to Run Down CBP Agent * Our law enforcement officers are facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them as they carry out operations WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirms the arrest of 24-year-old Olivia G. Wilkins, a U.S. citizen, after she attempted to run over a Border Patrol Agent who was arresting il  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSFR) -- Molnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden, is proposing to expand its production operations in Maine. The company submitted a notification to the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board to begin production at its facilities in Brunswick, Portland and Wiscasset. The request details plans to manufacture polyurethane foam and wound care dressings. The production would involve a variety of foreign-sourced materials. These include various films, adhesives  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Announce Introduction of Legislation to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide * Introduction of the Women's Health Protection Act comes as Trump and Congressional Republicans move to restrict a woman's right to choose and toward a national abortion ban WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in int  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Colleagues Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act * Heinrich & Lujan fight for affordable child care while Trump & Republicans attack Head Start & cut federal child care programs to give massive tax handouts to billionaires WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, joi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Colleagues Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act * Heinrich & Lujan fight for affordable child care while Trump & Republicans attack Head Start & cut federal child care programs to give massive tax handouts to billionaires WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, joine  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Chavez-DeRemer highlights maritime, public safety skills training programs on 'America at Work' New England swing * VERNON, VT - U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer this week wrapped up a six-state swing through New England - visiting Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Vermont - as part of her nationwide America at Work listening to  more

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