WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Collins, Pingree Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Farmers Affected by PFAS * In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by toxic "forever chemicals," also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) reintroduced   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: VA's Electronic Records Are a "Debacle" * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), spoke with Alyssa Hundrup, Director of Health Care at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), about the importance of streamlining information-sharing between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and community care providers. During   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces Jackson Laboratory to Receive Maine's First ARPA-H Grant * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) in Bar Harbor is the first-ever research institution in Maine to be awarded a grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Specifically, JAX's grant of up to $30.6 million over three years was aw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Calls for Continued Bipartisan Support for Alzheimer's, Biomedical Research * Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download the full interview. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, took part in an event with the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Questions Health Insurance Experts on Fixes for ACA Subsidies * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned health insurance experts on the growing affordability challenges within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and the need for bipartisan reforms. Senator Collins unde  more