WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Collins, Sen. Britt Release Fact Sheet on DHS Funding Lapse Shutdown reaches third week amid conflict with Iran * Amid conflict with Iran, Democrats' shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has entered its third week and forced many front-line workers to report to work without any guarantee of when they will be paid. U.S. Senate App  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden lauds NOAA for hiring Mainer as 'Fisherman in Residence' * WASHINGTON -In a letter to top leaders at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) lauded the recent creation of the position of "Fisherman in Residence" and the appointment of Mainer Dustin Delano to the post. Delano, of Friendship, is a fourth-generation lobsterman and leading advo  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Washington Post Ed Board Underscores Risks of DHS Shutdown The Washington Post Editorial Board yesterday stressed the risks of the lapse in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding in the wake of Iran strikes and a potential terror attack in Texas. Citing U.S. Senate Appropriations Chair Sen. Susan Collins' (R-Maine  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Questions Whether U.S. Has "Now Delegated" War Decisions to Other Countries * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today questioned whether the United States' decision to strike Iran was heavily influenced because American decision makers knew Israel was planning to take in the immediate future. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King questioned U  more