WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Chair of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that the full House Appropriations Committee has approved the FY2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which increases appropriations by more than 20 percent above Fiscal Year 2021. "We must confront the looming clim more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted for the INVEST in America Act, legislation that would infuse $715 billion dollars into essential surface transportation and water infrastructure programs nationwide, laying the groundwork for President Biden's broader infrastructure goals. The bill, which passed the House 221 to 201, would also authorize historic levels of federal assistance more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that Trevor Hustus has been hired as a legislative correspondent in her Washington, D.C., office. Trevor is the son of Katherine and James Hustus. He previously served as a summer intern in 2019 and as a constituent services representative in Senator Collins' York County Constituent Services Center in 2020. "Trevor has an impressive record of academic achievement and ex more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that three organizations in Maine have received a total of $150,000 to reduce opioid, methamphetamine, and prescription drug use among youth. This funding was awarded through the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Local Drug Crisis Program, legislation co-sponsored by Senators Collins and King to combat the opioid epidemic. "The opioid crisi more PR