WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden to begin accepting military academy nomination applications May 15 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jared Golden announced today he will begin accepting nomination applications from Maine high school students for appointments to the United States service academies operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force and Merchant Marines. No nomination is required to apply to the United States Coast Guard Acade  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden to introduce amendment to block Navy from offshoring American shipbuilding jobs * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he will introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit any funds from being used to produce American warships, or parts of warships, overseas. During a hearing today in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC),  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Blasts Massive Cuts to Forest Service * To watch or download the exchange click here WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) raised concerns over the Administration's proposed cuts to forest research, partnerships with state and tribal authorities, and maintenance of public lands. In a Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) committee hearing, King pressed Chief of the United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * Sen. Collins Questions HUD Secretary on Red Tape Limiting Maine Affordable Housing Advocates for policies to help seniors age in place * At a hearing to review the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s FY 2027 budget request, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, asked Secretary Scott Turn  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Shaheen Lead Maine and New Hampshire Congressional Delegations in Calling for Federal Labor Relations Authority to Explain Refusal to Process Complaints at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard * U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are leading the Maine and New Hampshire Congressional delegations in calling for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to provide a  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * The Dilley immigrant detention facility costs taxpayers millions. The human cost is even higher. * On a sunny day in Texas inside one of the nation's most notorious immigrant detention facilities, I sat down with Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old asylum seeker whose story has garnered national attention. Despite it being nearly 90 degrees that day in Dilley, a small town about an hour outside of San Ant  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Togus VA Police Positions Still Under Review, Not Cut * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) raised concerns after the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) recently directed the Togus VA Medical Center in Maine to make cuts to vacant positions. Among those cut were vacant police officer positions, which the medical center had been prevented from filling while the positions underwent re  more