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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2022-01-14 ( 6 items ) |
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'An Absolute Tragedy' - Sen. King Urges Pentagon to Take Action on Opioid Shipments (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022:
U.S. Senator Angus King today urged a top Pentagon nominee to rethink their strategy for stopping illegal drug shipments from entering the country. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, King asked Melissa Dalton - the nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs - to evaluate the Department of Defense's inadequate response to the more PR
4 House Members Lead Bipartisan Bill to Dramatically Increase Recruiting, Training Grants for Local Law Enforcement (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022:
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), along with Representatives Tom Rice (SC-07), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Jaime Herrera-Beutler (WA-03), announced the introduction of the bipartisan COPS on the Beat Grant Program Reauthorization and Parity Act of 2021. The legislation would nearly triple available funding for the COPS grant program to over $1 billion in FY2022, reauthorize the program for more PR
Rep. Golden Renews Bipartisan Effort to Protect Health Coverage Tax Credit for Retirees, Including Dozens of Former Madawaska Mill Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022:
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today the reintroduction of the bipartisan Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act, which would extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) through 2025. The HCTC helps dozens of Maine retirees, including retired millworkers from Twin Rivers Paper in Madawaska, afford health insurance. Golden secured one-year extensions of the HCTC for 2020 an more PR
Rep. Pingree Joins House Democrats in Sending Third Voting Rights Bill to U.S. Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted with the U.S. House of Representatives to send the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a consolidated election and voting rights bill, to the U.S. Senate for urgent consideration. This is the third voting rights bill sent to the U.S. Senate by the U.S. House in the 117th Congress.
"Republicans are pushing more than 440 separate bills in a more PR
Sen. Collins Questions Top Health Officials on Funding for Testing, Vaccine Protection (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, questioned top public health officials at a hearing titled, "Addressing New Variants: A Federal Perspective on the COVID-19 Response." This was the Committee's fifth hearing with federal officials on the COVID-19 pandemic in the 117th Congress.
Witnesses testifying today included Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of A more PR
Sen. King Urges Pentagon Nominees to Maintain a Strong Nuclear Deterrent, Keep Options Open (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today pressed top Pentagon nominees on the United States' nuclear posture and the need for a strong nuclear deterrent. King asked Dr. Celeste Wallander - the nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs - her thoughts on how a "no first use" policy for nuclear weapon more PR
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