WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 7, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the University of Maine a $300,000 grant to build agricultural literacy through immersive culinary experiences for Maine's Career and Technical Education (CTE) Culinary Arts Instructors, encouraging use of Maine grown, processed, and produced foods in their programs and careers. "Maine is n more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, bipartisan legislation that would require prescribers of controlled substances, such as opioids which can be highly addictive, to complete a substance use training to ensure they have foundational knowledge of addiction prevention, treatment, and medication management. "As the na more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), members of the Senate Aging Committee, introduced the Senior Financial Empowerment Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure that seniors and their caregivers have access to critical information regarding financial abuse. The bill would standardize and improve the way senior financial abuse is reported, establish a national hotline that w more PR