WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today spoke on the Senate Floor to highlight home-care investments in the Build Back Better plan that will boost America's wider economy, support the nation's hardworking caregivers, and help Maine people receive the care they need from the comfort of their own homes. In his speech, Senator King emphasized how as the oldest state in the nation, and one faci more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today praised the Governor Mills Administration's progress over the last year to implement the Climate Action Plan and released the following statement: "One year ago today, Governor Mills and her team unveiled Maine's four-year Climate Action Plan, presenting the state legislature with a landmark roadmap to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement regarding the oral arguments today at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, challenging Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban. "I am deeply concerned that the Supreme Court has signaled it would throw out 50 years of settled law to uphold Mississippi's abortion ban. This deci more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following remarks on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), along with Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), held a roundtable with child care providers from around the country to hear their concerns about the negative impact the Democrats' reckless spending bill would have on child care workers and families. Senator Scott's remarks, as delivered: Thank you, Senator Burr, for holding this r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the University of Maine has received a total of $224,963 to create a new Maine Farm to School Institute, which will connect schools with locally grown food and educate rural middle and high school students about nutrition. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- 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 has received a total of $224,963 to create a new Maine Farm to School Institute, which will connect schools with locally grown food and educate rural middle and high school students about nutrition. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) Wednesday introduced the bipartisan Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to initiate the process of holding Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) hearings within six months. The hearings would provide an opportunity for producers, who understand the dynamics of  more PR