WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Political Redistricting Abuse * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), alongside Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA), is introducing legislation to combat partisan efforts to gerrymander congressional districts ahead of the next census in 2030. The Redistricting Reform Act would prohibit states from mi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Raises Alarm Over Reports of Attorneys Blocked from Routine ICE Check-Ins in Maine, Requests Official Oversight Tour of Scarborough Facility * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is raising concerns about reports that attorneys have been prohibited from accompanying their clients during routine check-ins at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Maine. In a letter to D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Smith and Bacon and Senators Hirono and Collins Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Close Loophole that Impacts Adoptee Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act, which would grant U.S. citizenship to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Support House-Passed Continuing Resolution, Avert Shutdown U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor today to urge her colleagues to support the continuing resolution passed by the House of Representatives to prevent a harmful government shutd  more