Sunday - October 26, 2025
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Friday October 03, 2025 ( 3 items )  

OMB Releases $5 Million for PRAC Following Push by Senators Collins, Grassley
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * OMB Releases $5 Million for PRAC Following Push by Senators Collins, Grassley * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairs of the U.S. Senate Committees on Appropriations and Judiciary, respectively, welcomed the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) decision to apportion $5 million for the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), ensuring it  more

Senator Collins Working to Keep Acadia National Park Open During Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Working to Keep Acadia National Park Open During Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that Acadia National Park will remain mostly accessible to visitors despite the ongoing government shutdown. The Department of the Interior and the National Park Service (NPS) confirmed that essential visi  more

Senator Collins' Statement on Nomination of Judge Andrew Benson to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Nomination of Judge Andrew Benson to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Andrew Benson, a current Maine District Court Judge and former homicide prosecutor, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine. "I strongly support Judge An  more