WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: With heating oil and gas prices rising fast, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) led a group of 12 New England lawmakers to urge President Biden today to take decisive action to ease home heating costs for New England families this winter. The members of Congress called on the president to release inventory from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) and Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins attended the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the White House today. The landmark legislation that she co-wrote with a group of nine of her colleagues will make historic investments in our nation's infrastructure. This is the third White House signing ceremony Senator Collins has attended this year. "This infrastructure package is good fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined all 24 female Senators in a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to protect the rights of Afghan women and girls following the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a letter to the President, Senator Collins and her colleagues wrote, "In the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, we write to urge your Administration to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Due to closures and backlogs at U.S. consulates worldwide, temporary workers, students, tourists, and many others are facing significant wait times to receive nonimmigrant visas. U.S. Senator Susan Collins wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to request an update on the efforts being undertaken to address the limited accessibility of American consulates. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a senior member of the Intelligence Committee, along with Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Mark Warner (D-VA), introduced a bipartisan amendment to the annual defense authorization bill to require critical infrastructure owners and operators and civilian federal agencies to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) if they e more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: In a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and a group of her colleagues requested clarification on why EPA chose to abandon the long-standing, broad eligibility for funding provided through the successful, bipartisan Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program. In taking this action, EPA is excluding numerous school districts i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Senate Health Committee, joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in sending a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to study the long-term effects of COVID-19 and potential treatments for those suffering from long-haul COVID-19. "As we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear there will be a lasting impact on p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following joint statement on Nov. 15, 2021: * * * U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Mark Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement after the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law. The law represents the largest investment in more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a historic investment in America's infrastructure. Senator King, who attended today's signing ceremony at the White House, was a member of the bipartisan group heavily involved in the negotiation of the bill from an initial Oval Offic more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The Senate passed legislation that would help address the maternal mortality crisis among women veterans. The Protecting Moms Who Served Act, which was authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), would commission the first-ever comprehensive study on the scope of America's maternal health crisis among women veterans. The legi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the University of Maine (UMaine) has received a total of $510,104 to conduct research on potato breeding in Maine. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). "Maine's potato industry is an integral part of our state's heritage and plays a major role in our state's e more PR