WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden re-introduces bill to highlight, address national debt Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and a bipartisan group of colleagues have re-introduced legislation to increase transparency and provide greater insight about the growing national debt. The Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act, introduced with GOP Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), would require the President's annual budget and congres  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement on War Powers resolution vote * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted against a War Powers Resolution sponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie (KY-04) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) that would have forced an immediate end of military operations in Iran. The resolution failed in a 212-219 vote. Golden has instead joined Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) to sponsor a resolution (link is   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Attract the "Next Generation" of Rural Health Care Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation to help address the physician shortage that is harming the quality-of-life in rural areas. The Community TEAMS Act would expand clinical training opportunities for medical students i  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Nomination of David St. Pierre to Serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine Advances out of Committee U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of David St. Pierre, who served as Chief of Police for the City of Lewiston, to be the U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine by a bipartisan vote of 20 to 2. Chief St. Pierre's nominati  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Statement on Firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the firing of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: Kristi Noem's firing was long overdue. Her tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security will be remembered as one of the most corrupt, reckless, and disgraceful chapters in the department's history.   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Statement on the Bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on her vote for the bipartisan War Powers Resolution, which would have restricted the Trump Administration from taking further military action in Iran without Congressional approval: Let me be clear: I am against any war launched without the approval of Congres  more