WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: Vote Toward Ending Shutdown is "The Opening of an Opportunity" * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today voted to advance debate on a Senate spending bill that could eventually reopen the government in a 60-40 vote. The vote comes as the shutdown became the longest federal government shutdown in American history at 40 days. From federal furloughs to cuts to the Low-Income Home   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. JARED GOLDEN * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Jared Golden announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Representative Jared Golden is a patriotic public servant who has never hesitated to answer the call to serve our c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. JARED GOLDEN * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Jared Golden announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Representative Jared Golden is a patriotic public servant who has never hesitated to answer the call to serve our country. After 9/11, Jared   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025: * * * Senate Passes Continuing Resolution to Reopen Government, Final FY 2026 Appropriations Bills Senator Collins led negotiations on the measure to end the government shutdown * Today, the U.S. Senate passed the legislation authored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to reopen government by a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2025: * * * Senator Collins Champions Deal to Reopen Government Ahead of the vote, Senator Collins urged her colleagues to support the legislation containing a clean continuing resolution and three full-year FY 2026 appropriations bills. * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks from the Sen  more