WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, a member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2021, at a hearing entitled "Sustainable Forestry's Role in Climate Solutions": * * * In Maine, we have been home to a strong logging and forest products industry for hundreds of years. It's part of our identity as a state and thousands of Mainers still make their living in the woods or in mills making things out of forest products. The industry has f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced that AmeriCorps, the federal agency for service and volunteering, has awarded $1,186,463 in American Rescue Plan funding to the State Service Commission and AmeriCorps State and National grantees in Maine. "The desire to help each other is one of the things I love most about Mainers. Our state's volunteer community is strong and proud," s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today applauded news that 18 Maine community health care centers will receive a total of $11,171,482 to support major health care construction and renovation projects. As Maine continues to see concerning COVID-19 numbers, these funds, awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), will bolster health infrastructure and services in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-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 $242,712 to help repair and maintain snowmobile trails for the upcoming winter season. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Development Grants. "Maine's snowmobile industry is a powerful economic engine for our state, contributing more tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- 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 $242,712 to help repair and maintain snowmobile trails for the upcoming winter season. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Development Grants. "Maine's snowmobile industry is a powerful economic engine for our state, contributing more than more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Outdoors for All Act, legislation that would create a dedicated source of funding for projects that expand outdoor recreational opportunities in urban and low-income communities across the nation. This bipartisan bill is being led by Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan (D-Calif.) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) in the U more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing September, 2021 as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month." The Senators' resolution comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to make substance abuse treatment, prevention, and recovery more difficult - isolating many Americans struggling with mental health challen more PR