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*Maine Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday September 06, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Golden leads effort to extend ACA marketplace tax credits
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

Heinrich, Daines, King Introduce Legislation to Support Medical Students & Strengthen Health Care Workforce in New Mexico
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

Heinrich, Lujan Call Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 39 Senate Democrats to press U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump Administration's wrongful targeting of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in its cruel mass de  more

King Bill Signed into Law, Veteran Customer Service Office Becomes Permanent
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

King: Science, not "Ideology" Should Drive National Energy Policy
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

Norton, Van Hollen Introduce Bills to Grant D.C. Full Control Over D.C. National Guard and Police
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton, Van Hollen Introduce Bills to Grant D.C. Full Control Over D.C. National Guard and Police * The lawmakers in August announced plans to reintroduce bills the day Trump unleashed his assault on D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced their bills to grant the District of Columbia full control over the   more