PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement regarding Afghanistan. "President Biden was right to finally end this forever war. "Long before I was elected, I opposed the wars started by President Bush after 9/11 and I have fought to end them throughout my time in Congress. "Our servicemembers and their families have made enormous sacrifices over the course of the last  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging the Biden Administration to work with small-scale independent fishermen to fully explore opportunities for Maine seafood products to benefit from USDA's procurement efforts. The Delegation's letter  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following joint statement on Aug. 16, 2021: The co-signers are Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, Ed Case, D-Hawaii, Kurt Schrader, D-Oregon, Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Georgia, Jared Golden, D-Maine, Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, and Jim Costa, D-California. * * * Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Jared more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the situation in Afghanistan: The chaos unfolding in Afghanistan is as awful as it was avoidable. The Biden Administration badly misjudged the immediate conditions on the ground. It did not plan adequately for the safe evacuation of American citizens. Also at great risk are Afghans like translators who worked closely with us, as well as Af more PR