WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the "Long Duration Storage Energy Earshot Initiative," which will establish an ambitious goal to reduce the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90 percent within the decade. The initiative is part of a comprehensive energy storage strategy created by the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act, legislation authored by U.S. Senator Susan Col more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Following the House Agriculture Committee's markup of the bipartisan Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement. "Reliable internet access is no longer a luxury--it's an essential service that keeps our businesses, homes, and lives connected to one another, especially in the most rural state in the country. Maine curren more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide inmates from jurisdictions that allow inmates to vote, like the District of Columbia, Maine, and Vermont, information on how to register to vote and request absentee ballots. "It is imperative th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today voted to pass a number of key priorities out of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee as it voted on a major energy provision that will be included in the bipartisan infrastructure package. The legislation, which passed out of committee today by a bipartisan vote of 13 to 7, includes King-backed provisions that would enhance the nation's invest more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Representatives Susan Wild (D-Penn.) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at protecting sensitive U.S. research from foreign adversaries, while also securing America's valuable international partnerships that spur technological innovation. The legislation will advance key technology research in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 14, 2021: Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) today reintroduced the Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, legislation that authorizes the National Institutes of Health more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led their colleagues in calling for continued federal resources to help students in rural communities. The Senators wrote to the leaders of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee to urge their continued support for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) and the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant Program, which provide cr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led their colleagues in calling for continued federal resources to help students in rural communities. The Senators wrote to the leaders of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee to urge their continued support for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) and the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant Program, which provi more PR