WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden urges Hegseth to pump brakes on planned Trump battleship * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today cautioned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over plans to rush a costly, unproven battleship while slowing production of the proven DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built at Bath Iron Works. Hegseth appeared before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), on which Golden is a   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen VA Workforce, Improve Outcomes for Veterans U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), both members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, are introducing bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) to develop a long-term workforce strategy to improve outcomes at the VA. The Optim  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: Iran War Proving Value of Diversifying Energy Sources * To watch or download the exchange click here WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), today argued that current-and rising-oil and gas prices due to the war in Iran are demonstrating the economic value of a more diverse energy strategy that includes re  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Blasts Republican Agriculture Funding Bill that Fails Farmers, Families, and Rural America * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, spoke out against Republicans' Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies FY2027 funding bill. During the House Appropriations Committee markup o  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Delivers Floor Remarks Urging Support for Her INSULIN Act * Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her remarks. Click HERE for a full-resolution image. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins today delivered remarks from the Senate floor urging her colleagues to support the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now ( INSULIN ) Act, bipart  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sens. Moran, King Introduce Legislation to Strengthen VA Workforce Planning to Improve Outcomes for Veterans U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Angus King (I-Maine) - chairman and member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a long-term workfo  more