WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) tonight voted for the Honoring Our Promises through Expedition (HOPE) for Afghan Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) Act of 2021. Pingree is a cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation, which would waive the requirement for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants to undergo a medical examination in Afghanistan before receiving their visa and coming t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bipartisan bills championed by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to help Congress reclaim its constitutional war powers by rescinding outdated Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs). "Today's votes were important steps towards getting Congress back in the business of exercising our constitutional authority to declare -- and end more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement today following the release of the Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Subcommittee Appropriations Bill. The bill appropriates funds for two DDG-51 destroyers, rejecting the reduction sought by the Biden Administration in their budget request a month earlier. Over the last four weeks, Golden has used his position on the House Armed Services Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), member of the House Appropriations Committee, today welcomed the restoration of funding for a second DDG-51 Flight III destroyer that had been removed from the President's Budget Request, highlighting the need for this funding to produce reliable ships for the Navy and to U.S. protect national security. "Anyone who has been to Bath Iron Works knows th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: At a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke with Admiral Michael Gilday, the Chief of Naval Operations, about Dry Dock #1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery. The project was included in the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, underscoring its vital importance to national security. Last year, with Senator Collins' support, Congress authori more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act. The bipartisan bill would make it easier to develop sustainable wood products and energy from biomass derived from small-diameter timber left over from forest thinning projects, ultimately helping to spur new economic activity and protect forests more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Global Respect Act. This legislation would impose sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex individuals abroad. The bill is sponsored by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Today the Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced that Senators King, Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have introduced the Drug-price Transparency for Competition (DTC) Act, a bill that would require price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs, in order to inform patients and reduce spending on medications. Specifically, the DTC Act would requi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and a bipartisan group of Senators joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in reintroducing the Global Respect Act. This legislation would impose sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (L more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in reintroducing the Global Respect Act. This legislation would impose sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against lesbian, gay, b more PR