WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $200,000 grant to a small, family run meat processing business in Kennebunk. The USDA's Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) will help Nest & Mullen LLC, a five-generation farm and butcher shop, rebuild their meat processing plant that was destroyed in a September 2020 fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Following a bipartisan push co-led by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), 314 Maine health care providers received a total of $129,052,464 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding was awarded through the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), which assists health care providers facing financial difficulties due to COVID-19. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra spoke with Senator Collins this morning more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with representatives from United Way of Southern Maine to discuss the importance of childcare services. As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins recently secured $95,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Services Appropriations bill to help the organization expand access to quality child care. The bill must still be voted upon by the full Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is awarding the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Penquis Community Action Agency a total of $2,302,864 to combat the opioid crisis and confront substance abuse disorders in Maine youth. This life-saving funding comes as the state sees a spike in overdose fatalities du more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is awarding the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Penquis Community Action Agency a total of $2,302,864 to combat the opioid crisis and confront substance abuse disorders in Maine youth. This life-saving funding comes as the state sees a spike in overdose fatalities d more PR