WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Bacon and Smith and Sens. Hirono and Collins Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Close Loophole that Impacts Adoptee Families * # WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) 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 internatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Leads Legislation to Rename National Defense University's Africa Center after James Inhofe * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced legislation to rename the National Defense University's (NDU's) Africa Center for Strategic Studies after the late James M. Inhofe, who served as Senator from Oklahoma for over 28 years. Inhofe also served as chai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Lauds Passage of Bill to Support Americans with Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness * Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill that strengthens prevention, treatment, and recovery services for Americans with substance use disorders and mental illness. The legislation now heads to the President's de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Tours Facility, Speaks at New Balance Factory Expansion Opening in Skowhegan * Click HERE, HERE, HERE, or HERE for individual photos Skowhegan, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks and toured the newly opened New Balance Central Maine factory expansion in Skowhegan. Federal, state, and local officials were in attendance along with hundreds of New Balance empl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Visits Margaret Chase Smith Community School * Click HERE or HERE for individual photos Skowhegan, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited the newly opened Margaret Chase Smith Community School in Skowhegan to tour the campus and read to a first-grade classroom. Senator Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured $1.94 million in Congressionally Directe  more