WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Last week, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) honored Virginia 'Ginny' Oliver by recognizing her in the official Congressional Record. At 101 years old, Oliver, sometimes called "The Lobster Lady," is Maine's--and perhaps the world's--oldest lobster harvester. "In Maine we take great pride in our strong work ethic, and Virginia Oliver, The Lobster Lady, is a bright example of why that p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today questioned top Pentagon nominees about the concerning shift in the U.S. military's active duty members increasingly coming from the South and West, and the decline in military representation from the Northeast and Midwest. During his questioning in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator King pressed nominees on what actions or recru more PR

BATH, Maine, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following remarks: Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) delivered the following remarks at the christening ceremony of USS Carl M. Levin at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. The Naval ship is dedicated in honor of Rep. Levin's late uncle, Senator Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator. "I want to thank the Navy for the honor of speaking on this very important day for our family, alongside my dad, my dear cousins, and so many dist more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement in response to the announcement that the Biden-Harris Administration will nominate Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson to chair the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and Shelly Lowe to chair the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). "I want to congratulate Dr. Jackson and Ms. Lowe on their nominations to serve as our country's ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * For decades many of the biggest challenges facing our nation have been put on the backburner: child care affordability, a stronger safety net for aging Americans and people with disabilities, and our hazardous dependence on fossil fuels, to name just a handful. President Biden ran on a platform to reform these failed policies. That Biden won more votes than any candidate in America's history was, at lea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- 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 State of Maine has received a total of $1,091,211 to help keep the state pipeline system safe. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). "Following the heartbreaking explosion in Farmington t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the nomination of Assistant U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote on Thursday, September 30th. Her nomination now awaits consideration by the full Senate. Senator Collins and Ms. McElwee are both natives of Caribou. "As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Darcie has worked tir more PR

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate's Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues to urge President Biden to hold Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accountable for his recent efforts to disenfranchise Turkey's Kurdish population, undercut political pluralism in the country, and tighten his grip on power through anti-democratic me more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden applauded the Senate's unanimous confirmation of Darcie McElwee as the United States Attorney for the District of Maine. Senator King and Representatives Pingree and Golden provided counsel to President Joe Biden on the nomination, recommending McElwee after convening a committee of distinguished Maine legal professi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden applauded the Senate's unanimous confirmation of Darcie McElwee as the United States Attorney for the District of Maine. Senator King and Representatives Pingree and Golden provided counsel to President Joe Biden on the nomination, recommending McElwee after convening a committee of distinguished Maine legal profes more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's action to advance Darcie McElwee's nomination to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Maine. Senator King and Representatives Pingree and Golden provided counsel to President Joe Biden on the nomination, recommending McElwee after convening a committee of distinguished Main more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden applauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's action to advance Darcie McElwee's nomination to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Maine. Senator King and Representatives Pingree and Golden provided counsel to President Joe Biden on the nomination, recommending McElwee after convening a committee of dist more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), has been awarded a total of $3,442,301 to support weather and ocean data collection programs in the Gulf of Maine. Of these funds, $1,066,420 will be directed to five Maine-based ocean research and science institutions charged with monitoring w more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), has been awarded a total of $3,442,301 to support weather and ocean data collection programs in the Gulf of Maine. Of these funds, $1,066,420 will be directed to five Maine-based ocean research and science institutions charged with monitoring we more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- 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 $1,480,850 to conduct brownfields assessments, develop cleanup plans, and support community outreach. This funding was awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will help cleanup sites in various regions in Maine. "We welcome this funding from the EPA's Brownfields Program, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- 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 $1,480,850 to conduct brownfields assessments, develop cleanup plans, and support community outreach. This funding was awarded through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will help cleanup sites in various regions in Maine. "We welcome this funding from the EPA's Brownfields Program, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), today introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent presidential abuse of "national security" tariffs by reinstating congressional authority over trade. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tim Kain more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), today introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent presidential abuse of "national security" tariffs by reinstating congressional authority over trade. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tim Kaine ( more PR