WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Defense funding bill included an additional $180 million above the President's request for facilities improvements at public shipyards, including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery. The bill must still be voted on b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) continued his efforts to shape the still-developing social services spending bill being negotiated in Congress this week, pushing House leadership to oppose efforts to add a tax provision to the legislation that would overwhelmingly benefit wealthy Americans. The provision, pushed by lawmakers from New York, New Jersey, and California, would lift the cap on Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the draft fiscal year (FY) 2022 Defense Appropriations Bill includes funding for which she strongly advocated to construct two DDG-51 destroyers. The legislation, which still must be voted on by the full Senate and House, provides $3.68 billion, $1.66 bil more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) have joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Save Our Servicemembers (S.O.S.) Act, which would work to improve Department of Defense suicide prevention efforts. The legislation - which comes shortly after an alarming report revealed a 15% increase in military suicides in 2020 - would direct the Pentagon to evaluat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) have joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Save Our Servicemembers (S.O.S.) Act, which would work to improve Department of Defense suicide prevention efforts. The legislation - which comes shortly after an alarming report revealed a 15% increase in military suicides in 2020 - would direct the Pentagon to evaluate more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to protect rural health care providers' access to funds set aside for them in the Provider Relie more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to protect rural health care providers' access to funds set aside for them in the Provider Relief more PR