WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes to extend protection from deportation for Haitians * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitian nationals until January 2029. Golden released the following statement: "Allowing TPS to expire would put lives at risk and create even greater instability in Haiti, threatening the security of the United States. Multiple a  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes to protect U.S. negotiating position in Iran * WASHINGTON -As negotiations between the United States and Iran continue, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted against a war powers resolution that would weaken the U.S. position by withdrawing military forces from the region. Golden released the following statement: "The purported aim of this and other War Powers resolutions is t  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Calls on ICE to Release Mainer Indefinitely Detained in Texas Detention Center * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old student who has been detained in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas since November. In a letter to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, Pingree quest  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Introduces Special Educator from Maine at Dyslexia Roundtable * Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Ms. Belvill's testimony Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Senator Collins' question for Ms. Belvill on obstacles to early diagnosis of dyslexia WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins participated i  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Wyden, Whitehouse, King Lead Introduction of Bill Closing Carried Interest Tax Loophole Bill Would Ensure Hedge Fund Managers Pay Fair Share in Taxes by Preventing Deferral of Tax Payments * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) led colleagues tod  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Celebrates New USDA Office of Seafood, Increased Federal Support for Alaska Fishermen * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today joined Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to announce the creation of a new USDA Office of Seafood. The office will expand federal support for America's fishe  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Veterans Committee Witnesses Support Senator King's Mental Care Legislation Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today vetted legislation he recently introduced that would allow the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) to provide mental health services to incarcerated veterans. In a conversation with the Director of the Veterans Justice Commission, Brigad  more