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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Friday October 17, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Ranking Member Pingree: Trump's EPA is Failing to Protect Americans from 'Forever Chemical' Contamination
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump's EPA is Failing to Protect Americans from 'Forever Chemical' Contamination * Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, is calling for transparency and immediate action from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it was reported the Agency is withholding a long-delayed "forever chemic  more

Senator Collins' Statement on Democrats' Vote Blocking National Defense Funding
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Democrats' Vote Blocking National Defense Funding U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after Democrats voted to block consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill: "Today Senate Democrats blocked the consideration of the Fiscal Ye  more

Senator Collins' Statement on the Nomination of David St. Pierre to Serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on the Nomination of David St. Pierre to Serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement on the nomination of David St. Pierre, who served as Chief of Police for the City of Lewiston, to be the U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine. Chief St. Pierre's nomination requires confirmation by the  more

Senator Collins' Statement on the Passing of Neal Williams
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on the Passing of Neal Williams * Neal Williams and Senator Collins - 2002 Click HERE for a full-resolution image. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement in response to the passing of Neal Williams, a Vietnam War veteran and longtime leader in Maine's veteran community: "A decorated Vietnam veteran, Neal Williams served our nat  more