WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * As we continue to respond to COVID-19, we must not forget another public health emergency our country faces--the opioid epidemic. Last year, 504 Mainers died from drug overdoses, a 33 percent increase from 2019. This heartbreaking record exceeded the roughly 400 deaths caused by COVID-19 in 2020 in our state. This tragedy is unfolding across the country, and no community is immune. According to data j more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the group of 22 senators that has been negotiating bipartisan infrastructure legislation, announced that a deal has been reached among key Republican and Democratic lawmakers on a $550 billion infrastructure package. Senator Coons voted to advance the proposal last night, which will start the formal process of debating the bill. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on July 28, 2021: U.S .Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement on the bipartisan infrastructure agreement after the Senate voted 67 to 32 to begin debate on the bill: "For too long, America's infrastructure needs have gone unaddressed as partisan politics delayed efforts to meet the needs of our citizens. No longer," said Senator King. "Today, our bipartisan group has produced an agr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Angus King (I-Maine), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jeanne Shahee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) are unveiling bipartisan, bicameral legislation today to expand access to high-quality breast cancer screening and life-saving care for veterans. The Senators' Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options (MAMMO) for Veterans Act would require the De more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) are unveiling bipartisan, bicameral legislation today to expand access to high-quality breast cancer screening and life-saving care for veterans. The Senators' Making Advances in Mammogra more PR