WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * 24 Idahoans Receive Crapo's Spirit of Freedom Award * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo announced the names of 24 Idahoans who are the recipients of his 2025 Spirit of Freedom: Idaho Veteran Service Award. The honorees10 veterans and 14 volunteerswere presented with the award at local ceremonies across the state. The Senator created the award in 2002 to recognize the invaluable contribu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, 25 Colleagues Applaud Trump Admin's Exclusion of UNRWA from Gaza Peace Process * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) and 24 colleagues in sending a letter applauding President Trump and U.S. Department of State Secretary Mark Rubio for excluding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from the Gaza peace process, citing UNRW  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Rounds Lead Bipartisan Push for Release of Visas to Support Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) are leading a bipartisan push for the release of supplemental H-2B seasonal employment visas to support small businesses across the United States. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Department of Labor   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 15 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Kuhn introduces bill to strengthen protections against AI-generated child sexual abuse material Today, Rep. Amy Kuhn, D-Falmouth, introduced a bill to strengthen protections for Maine children against AI-generated child sexual abuse material before the Legislature's Judiciary Committee. Rapidly evolving technologies like generative AI have created new avenues for offenders to creat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $35 Million for Maine Projects Secured By Senator Collins in Funding Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured nearly $35 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for 20 projects throughout Maine. The funding was included in the legislation she coauthored to end the government shutdown. "From supporting Maine's first r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Push for Release of Visas to Support Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan push led by Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) for the release of supplemental H-2B seasonal employment visas to support small businesses across the United States. In their letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Krist  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Reed, Murkowski Lead Senate Group Urging HHS to Swiftly Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid * WASHINGTON, DC - With the federal government shutdown now over and utility rates continuing to rise, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) are leading a bipartisan group of 31 Senators, including Senator Angus King, calling on the Department of Healt  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), alongside 20 other Members of Congress, introduced H.Res.876 - Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza. This resolution officially recognizes that the Israeli government has committed the crime of genocide against the Palestinian  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Secures $6.25 Million for Alabama's Farmers, Rural Communities, $169.4 Million for Alabama's Military Installations, Applauds Senate Work to Return to Regular Order * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 30 Bipartisan Colleagues in Urging Trump Admin to Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid * Federal LIHEAP funding helps 26,000 Vermonters BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and 27 bipartisan Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 41 Senate Colleagues in Urging Trump's HUD to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program * Trump Admin is planning to make drastic changes to the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which could force 200,000 people back onto the streets WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined 41 Senate colleagues in urging Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Sec  more