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2021-12-03

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2021-12-04 ( 4 items )

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Maine Delegation Challenges Department of Education Decision to Deny Funding to UMaine Farmington College Prep Program (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: Maine's congressional delegation today challenged the U.S. Department of Education's decision to reject the University of Maine Farmington's application for a renewed Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant. GEAR UP Maine, run by UMaine Farmington and Syntiro, has helped prepare Maine students for college since 1999, including 29,000 students served more PR

Rep. Pingree: Maine Delegation Challenges Department of Education Decision to Deny Funding to UMaine Farmington College Prep Program (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: Maine's congressional delegation today challenged the U.S. Department of Education's decision to reject the University of Maine Farmington's application for a renewed Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant. GEAR UP Maine, run by UMaine Farmington and Syntiro, has helped prepare Maine students for college since 1999, including 29,000 students served si more PR

Sen. Collins, Colleagues Press USDA to Hold Hearings on Federal Dairy Milk Marketing Order & Address Unfair Pricing (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hold hearings within six months on the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO). This would allow producers and industry to consider and review proposals that could change Class I skim milk pricing. more PR

Sen. Collins: Maine Delegation Challenges Department of Education Decision to Deny Funding to UMaine Farmington College Prep Program (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: Maine's congressional delegation today challenged the U.S. Department of Education's decision to reject the University of Maine Farmington's application for a renewed Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant. GEAR UP Maine, run by UMaine Farmington and Syntiro, has helped prepare Maine students for college since 1999, including 29,000 students served s more PR