WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have introduced a resolution that confronts China's self-designation status as a developing country at the World Trade Organization (WTO), despite its high ranking as a top economic global power. The resolution states that the WTO should reform its special and differential treatment rules so that globally competitive countries, suc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) lauded President Joe Biden signing into law S.J. Res 14 to reinstate methane emissions standards to protect public health and tackle the climate crisis. Senator Heinrich, along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), introduced S.J. Res 14, a resolution of disapproval under  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that the full House Appropriations Committee has approved the FY2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies spending bill, which provides $26.55 billion in funding, a more than 10 percent increase over the previous year. Pingree is Vice Chair of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA Appr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released a statement from Senator King applauding President Biden's signing of a resolution led by Senators King, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), restoring regulations on methane emissions resulting from oil and gas extraction. Now enacted into law, the resolution will reinstate EPA standards for methane emissions fro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the full House Appropriations Committee's FY2022 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon/VA) spending bill provides $279.9 billion in total funding, an increase of more than 10 percent above 2021. Pingree, as a member of the MilCon/VA Subcommittee, secured $475 million for the long-awaited dry dock moderniz more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 30, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted to approve H. Res. 503, which would establish a bipartisan Select Committee to investigate the January 6 domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol Complex. The Committee will be comprised of 13 Members of Congress, five of whom shall be appointed after consultation with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Upon concluding the investigation,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today introduced the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act, a bipartisan bill that would make it easier to develop sustainable wood products and energy from biomass made from small-diameter timber leftover from forest thinning projects, including projects that reduce the risk of wildfire. C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for more infor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded The Opportunity Alliance in Cumberland County a total of $3,883,825 for its Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. "Head Start programs are instrumental in ensuring that children cultivate new skills and receive educational opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime of succes more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that The Jackson Laboratory has received a total of $756,430 to support cancer biology research. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Cancer Institute. "The leading cause of death in Maine is cancer, and our state has significantly higher cancer death rates than the rest of the United States.  more PR