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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2022-02-10 ( 5 items ) |
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Rep. Golden Votes to Improve Mail Delivery and Reliability, Strengthen Postal Service (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022:
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted to pass bipartisan legislation yesterday to improve service and reliability at the United States Postal Service. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 is estimated to save the USPS $27 billion over ten years, improve delivery times by requiring the Postal Service to deliver at least six days per week, and make a series of other reforms designed to improve more PR
Rep. Pingree, House Colleagues Urge U.S. Postmaster General DeJoy Not to Procure Fossil Fuel-Powered U.S. Postal Service Fleet (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022:
House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Vice Chair Rep. Chellie Pingree, Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko, and Vice Chairs Reps. Matt Cartwright, Alan Lowenthal, A. Donald McEachin, and Mike Quigley sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy decrying the U.S. Postal Service's decision to purchase an almost-exclusively fossil fuel powere more PR
Sen. Ernst: Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Modernize the Violence Against Women Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022:
U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act.
The bill, which would reauthorize VAWA through 2027, preserves advancements made in previous reauthorizations and includes a number of additional improvements to the current law. In addition to Sen more PR
Sen. King Holds First Hearing to Ensure Follow-Through on National Parks Maintenance (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, today convened a hearing to evaluate the implementation of Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) and ensure that the legislation is providing the greatest possible benefit to America's National Parks. Chairman King helped lead the passage of the GAOA into law; the legislation included the Restore Our Parks Act - a bill more PR
Sens. Collins, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ease Provider Relief Fund Requirements Facing Overwhelmed Health Care Providers (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation that builds on their bipartisan work to bolster the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), which has served as a lifeline to frontline health care providers who've experienced revenue losses and increased demand for their services during the pandemic. Their new bill, the Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act, strengthens support for ov more PR
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