WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Home-Heating Season Approaches, Senator Markey Joins Colleagues to Urge Trump Admin to Swiftly Release LIHEAP Funding * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 18, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) this week joined Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in a bipartisan push for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * SIGNED INTO LAW: Senators Collins, Bennet Bipartisan Bill to Allow Early Childhood Educators to Deduct Out-of-Pocket Purchases of Classroom Supplies * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Michael Bennet today celebrated their Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act being signed into law. This legislation expands the federal tax deduction for out-of-pocket classroo  more