WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Fifty-three bankers association bankers associations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025, also known as the GENIUS Act. The associations have commended the legislative move, which establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, while emphasizing the necessity for a careful reflection of foundational concepts  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Co-Leads Effort to Better Realize Long-Term Savings from Preventive Health Care * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today joined his colleague Senator Angus King (I-Maine), as well as Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), in reintroducing S. 3204, the Preventive Health Savings Act. This bipartisan legislation would enable the Congressional Budge  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January * Region 2 Projects Contribute to National Progress on Delivering Clean Air, Land and Water New York, N.Y. \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Track Benefits of Preventive Health Care Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King with a number of his bipartisan colleagues has introduced bipartisan legislation to better measure the cost savings that come with improved investments in preventive health care for Maine people. The Preventive Health Savings Act would instruct the Congressional Budge  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 22 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Stover named Legislative Champion by HospitalityMaine Rep. Holly B. Stover, D-Boothbay, was named Legislative Champion by HospitalityMaine at the industry group's annual summit on Monday. The award recognizes Stover's work at the State House to support local hospitality businesses. "I have spent my whole life in the Boothbay region, where hospitality is the bedrock of our local economy and characte  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bipartisan Colleagues: Air Ambulance Providers at Risk Without Federal Action * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Angus King (I-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) to call on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to address issues plaguing air a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Leads 45 Senators To Reintroduce Background Check Expansion Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), alongside Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), led 45 senators in reintroducing the Background Check Expansion Act to expand federal background checks to all gun sales. Although more than   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Davids Lead 88 Lawmakers in Urging Protection of Electric Vehicle Investments in Bipartisan Surface Transportation Negotiations * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Representative Sharice Davids (D-Kan.-03) led 88 lawmakers in pushing Senate Environment and Public Works and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership to protect electric vehi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin Joins 88 Lawmakers in Urging Protection of Electric Vehicle Investments in Bipartisan Surface Transportation Negotiations * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) joined 88 lawmakers in pushing Senate Environment and Public Works and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leadership to protect electric vehicle (EV) investments while reauthorizing bipartisan surfa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Visits Central Aroostook Ambulance Service * Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos. Blaine, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited the Central Aroostook Ambulance Service (CAAS) in Blaine to meet with the crew, board members, and local town managers, and to see the new ambulance CAAS purchased with the support of $454,000 that Senator Collins secured through Fi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Cortez Masto, Capito, Warner Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Expand Access to Alzheimer's Screening * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collinsthe founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's DiseaseCatherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the bipartisan Alzheimer's Screening an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins King, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Track Benefits of Preventive Health Care Legislation * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and thier colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to better measure the cost savings that come with improved investments in preventive health care for Maine people. The Preventive Health Savi  more