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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2021-11-18 ( 4 items )  
On Senate Floor, Sen. King Emphasizes Importance of Bipartisan Defense Bill to National Security, Maine Jobs (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today spoke on the Senate Floor in support of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In his speech, Senator King highlighted the Senate's continued bipartisan work to strengthen our national security, support America's men and women in uniform, and shared key provisions of the defe more PR

Sen. Collins: Bill to Crack Down on Deceptive Tactic Used by Robocallers Advances in Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved the Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021, legislation authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Gary Peters (D-MI) to aid Americans who are being inundated with robocalls. Their bipartisan bill would double the penalties for illegal caller-ID "spoofing," a tactic scammers often use to trick  more PR

Sen. King: As Vacationland Recovers From COVID Impacts, Sen. King Announces Nearly $11M to Stabilize Maine's Tourism and Recreation Economy (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10,817,267 to the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development's Office of Tourism to strengthen Maine's tourism economy. The funding from the American Rescue Plan, which passed in March, will help the state's tourism industry continue to recover from the impacts of  more PR

Senate Passes Sens. Collins, Manchin Resolution to Designate November as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The Senate passed a bipartisan resolution that brings attention to children and youth experiencing homelessness across the country. U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) led 12 of their colleagues in authoring the resolution recognizing November as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month. In the United States, more than 1.4 million students experienced homelessness during t more PR