WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Collins, Colleagues Press CMS to Grant Greater Flexibility to Rural Health Transformation Program Implementation * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, and Maine Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues to ask Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Asserts Role on Armed Services Committee to Support Maine Economy and Strengthen National Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), worked with his committee colleagues over the past several months, culminating in last week's full committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDA  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Leads Colleagues in Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for "Triumphal Arch" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Subcommittee on National Parks, is leading a group of his Congressional colleagues in objecting to the Trump Administration'sproposed plan to illegally construct a "Triumphal Arch" without congressional ap  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Urges USDA to Look Beyond Cotton in Push to Rebuild American Textiles * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and leader in Congress for sustainable agriculture and reducing pollution from fast fashion, is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen federal support for American-grown and American-made natural fibers. In a letter to USDA Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge FDA to Expand Access to Islet Cell Transplantation for Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus and lead sponsors of the bipartisan INSULIN Act, are urging Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Kyle Diamantas to improve access to donor i  more