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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2021-12-10 ( 6 items ) |
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Rep. Pingree Urges Mainers to Protect Their Health by Getting Vaccinated & Boosted (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement:
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Responding to the record high cases of COVID-19 in Maine today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement:
"COVID-19 has never been a bigger threat to Mainers than it is right now. In the last month alone, daily hospitalizations across the state have increased 76 percent. Today there are 1,460 new cases in Maine, which is a devastating but avoidable record high.
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Sen. Collins, Colleagues Introduce Firefighter Sprinkler Safety Measure (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09) introduced bipartisan legislation to help place more sprinklers in older high-rise residential buildings where fires are especially dangerous. The High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act would amend the tax code to create a new incentive for building owners to install sprinklers in their structures erecte more PR
Sen. Coons Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Support Next Generation of Coastal Managers (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced legislation to improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowships. The Coastal Fellowships Act of 2021 supports two essential programs which boost critical workforce capacity for coastal zone management programs more PR
Sen. King Urges Vaccines, Masking As State's COVID-19 Rates and Hospitalizations Reach Record Highs (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021:
U.S. Senator Angus King released a statement urging Maine people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, receive a booster shot, and mask in public, indoor areas regardless of vaccine status. The Senator's call comes as the state sets new records in cases and hospitalizations, and a day after Governor Janet Mills activated Maine National Guard personnel to address challenges facing the state's more PR
Sens. Capito, Manchin Urge Senate to Delay Medicare Payment Cuts to Help West Virginia Healthcare Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter--led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine)--urging Senate Leadership to continue the Medicare payment cut moratorium and extend the 2021 Medicare physician payment adjustment. These adjustments are set to expire at the end of the more PR
Sens. Collins, Shaheen Push Senate Leaders to Delay Payment Cuts to Help Providers Stay Afloat During Pandemic (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership urging the extension of the Medicare sequester moratorium as well as the 2021 Medicare physician payment adjustment. The letter was signed by 22 Senators, including Senator Angus King (I-ME).
As the end of the month approaches, hospitals and doctors face a shortfall of billions of dollars in Medicare more PR
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