WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,000,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation and Housing Appropriations bill to construct an anaerobic biodigester at the Forest Products Hub in Madison. Senator Collins is the Ranking Member and lead Republican on the Transportation and Housing Appropriations Subcommittee. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,000,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Housing Appropriations bill to support the construction and renovation of community facilities in Gardiner. Senator Collins is the Ranking Member and lead Republican on the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee. The bill, which was officially release more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,500,000 for age-friendly renovations at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Health and Human Services Appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially released by the full Appropriations Committee yesterday afternoon, must still be voted upon by the full Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that she secured $14,180,000 for nine water and wastewater infrastructure projects across Maine in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation must still be voted on by the full Senate and House. "Maintaining and upgrading water and wastewater systems is vital to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $2,000,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill to support construction paved walkways and access trail, a riverfront promenade, and other infrastructure improvements for Skowhegan's Run of River project. Senator Collins is the R more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that she secured $3,000,000 to construct and modernize operating rooms at Maine Medical Center. A senior member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins pushed to include the funding in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation must still be voted upon b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that $45,046,000 she requested for 12 Maine road improvement projects was included in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senator Collins is the Ranking Member and lead Republican on the Transportation Appropriations  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,010,000 to install a Commercial Kitchen Incubator in Bangor in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Health and Human Services Appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially released by the full Appropriations Committee yesterday afternoon, must still be voted upon by the full Senate and Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that she secured $1,027,000 to establish a mobile mammography service for Piscataquis and Somerset counties in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House. "Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $57,537,000 to support research at the University of Maine in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations bills. The bills, which were officially released by the full Appropriations Committee yesterday afternoon, must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House. "The University of Mai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- 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 $394,000 she requested for Safe Voices in Lewiston was included in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Housing Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House. "In my work on this issue, I have learn more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement after District Judge Lance Walker issued a temporary restraining order blocking the closure of a large area off the coast of Maine to lobster fishing. "Judge Walker's sound decision to block the seasonal closure of valuable Maine lobstering waters is a positive signal that the voices of Maine lobstermen are being heard. For the first time i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that she secured $1,000,000 to expand access to residential substance use treatment in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House. "Northern Maine is experiencing an influx of individuals looking for help bat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,600,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Interior Appropriations bill to support the installation of a PFAS treatment system at the Anson Madison Sanitary District wastewater treatment facility, which will serve the entire state of Maine. The bill, which was officially released by the ful more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured $5,810,000 for two key projects to expand workforce training for nursing and other health care professions in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Labor and Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House. "Mai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $15,065,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill to support Maine's lobster industry. The bill, which was officially released by the full Appropriations Committee yesterday afternoon, must still be voted upon by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured $1,381,400 to expand substance abuse prevention and treatment services in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that has been released by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House. "A record 504 Mainers died from drug overdoses in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that she secured $4,561,000 to help promote workforce development opportunities across Maine. A senior member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins pushed to include the funding in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Labor Appropriations bill that was released yesterday afternoon. The legislation must still be voted upon by the full Senate and House. "In addition to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $394,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Housing Appropriations bill to support the purchase of a waterfront parcel in Stonington. Senator Collins is the Ranking Member and lead Republican on the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee. The bill, which was officially rele more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King, co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, today announced the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Connected Community Program has awarded the Post Road Foundation $6.65 million to lay the groundwork for high-speed broadband and efficient energy infrastructure across the state of Maine in partnership with the Efficiency Maine Trust. The funding will be used to create  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement on the potential development of hypersonic weapons by Russia and China: "Hypersonic weapons are potential "nightmare weapons" that could allow an adversary to launch a devastating strike on U.S. personnel, interests, or assets with little warning. "The implications of these weapons under development by China or Russia could be catast more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today questioned top Pentagon nominees about America's preparedness to confront threats presented by the evolving nature of conflict, asking them to prioritize cyberattack testing and to improve defenses against hypersonic missiles. During his questioning in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator King pressed nominees for commitments to more PR