WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Civics Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) has introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster civics education resources for school children across the United States. Introduced to mark Constitution Day, the Constitution education Is Valuable In Community Schools (CIVICS) Act would require elementary and secondary   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Questions Education Experts on Maine Students' Declining Test Scores * Washington, D.C. - Today, at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned education experts on the sharp decline in Maine students' standardized test scores. Once consistently ranked among the top states as recently as 2011, Maine now ran  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Questions Former Director Monarez about Abrupt Firing from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention * Washington, D.C. - Today, at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Susan Monarez and former Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry about   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Brazil * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Angus King (I-Maine) in filing bipartisan legislation to   more