WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is joining Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and a group of his colleagues to introduce the Afghanistan War Study Commission Act. The legislation would establish a nonpartisan, independent commission to examine every aspect of the war in Afghanistan, including the political and strategic decisions that transformed a focused  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2021: * * * After four days of delays beyond the September 27th date she had publicly committed to, Speaker Pelosi announced late last night that she would again delay a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package passed by the Senate in August. Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) , who helped develop the bipartisan infrastructure framework the legislation is based on and has been fighting for a timely, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, along with U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), introduced the Afghanistan War Study Commission Act to establish a non more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the University of Maine's (UMaine) Center for Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center has been awarded $2,583,300 for fiscal year 2022 by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). "Increasing the durability of our transportation network is key to lowering long-term maintenance costs  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) co-sponsored legislation to protect the rights of living organ donors. The Living Donor Protection Act would shield living donors from high insurance premiums, codify Department of Labor guidance that covers living donors under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in the private and civil service, remove barriers to organ donation, and provide certainty to donors and recipie more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, participated in a hearing titled, "School Reopening During COVID-19: Supporting Students, Educators, and Families." Senator Collins questioned U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona about fully reopening schools and inconsistent p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution led by U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) that designates October as National Retirement Security Month. The bipartisan resolution encourages efforts to raise public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles, increase personal financial literacy, and engage "the people of the United States on the keys to su more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Outdoors for All Act. The legislation, which is co-sponsored by Senator Angus King (I-ME), would create a dedicated source of funding for projects that expand outdoor recreational opportunities in urban and low-income communities across the nation. The Outdoors for All Act establishes the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP)  more PR