WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden leads effort to extend ACA marketplace tax credits * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is leading a bipartisan effort to protect Maine families, seniors and small business owners from massive health care premium price spikes by extending tax credits that help individuals afford health insurance plans on the state's Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, CoverME.gov (link is externa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Daines, King Introduce Legislation to Support Medical Students & Strengthen Health Care Workforce in New Mexico * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act, legislation to promote transparency in residency criteria for medical school graduates obtaining a Doctor of Osteopat  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 5 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Ice Cream Wars Invade Portland! PETA's 'I Scream' Truck Rolls in After Big Apple Brawl * Portland, Maine - On Sunday, PETA's famous--or infamous --"I Scream" truck is rolling into Portland hot off the uproar it caused in New York, where its presence triggered a meltdown in other food truck vendors who tried to block the truck, ran over a PETA staff member's f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Bill Signed into Law, Veteran Customer Service Office Becomes Permanent * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), today applauded the signing into law of his bipartisan Improving Veteran Experience Act by President Donald Trump. Under the new law, the Veterans Experience Office (VEO) will become a permanent part of the De  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: Science, not "Ideology" Should Drive National Energy Policy * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), today questioned Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) nominees on their commitment to cost effective, renewable energy technologies. In the hearing with FERC nominees Laura Swett and David LaCerte,   more