WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * First Circuit Court Nominee Joshua Dunlap Receives Unanimous Well Qualified Rating * Washington, D.C. - Joshua Dunlap, the nominee for the Maine seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, has received a unanimous "Well Qualified" rating from the American Bar Association (ABA) - the highest possible rating for a judicial nominee. Mr. Dunlap is a partner at the law firm of Pierce Atwo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden's permitting reform bill gets first hearing before House Natural Resources Committee * WASHINGTON -- The House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) today held an initial hearing on the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, bipartisan legislation spearheaded by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and HNRC Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) that would reduce red tape  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Daines Op-Ed in Fox News: America's National Parks Are at a Crossroads. Here's How Congress Can Protect Them * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines co-wrote an opinion piece with Senator Angus King (I-Maine) that was published by Fox News this morning. America's National Parks Are at a Crossroads. Here's How Congress Can Protect Them Senators Steve Daines, Angus King Fox News Sept  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Warren Call For End of "Trickery" by Large Corporations Avoiding Paying Taxes * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are leading a bicameral group of their colleagues in a letter urging Treasury Secretary and Acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Scott Bessent to strongly implement a tax law passed by Congress that requires the larges  more