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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2022-02-17 ( 7 items )  
Rep. Golden: Maine Delegation and Governor Mills Urge Navy to Honor Fallen Maine Hero Gary Gordon (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, urging him to name a DDG-51 destroyer after Master Sergeant Gary Gordon, a Lincoln native and master sergeant in the United States Army's Delta Force special operations unit. MSG Gordon sacrificed his life while rescuing a downe more PR

Rep. Pingree, Members of Northeastern Congressional Delegations Urge USDA to Implement Northeast Dairy Task Force Recommendations (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined a group of lawmakers in urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to respond to the recommendations of the Northeast Dairy Task Force as quickly as possible. The Task Force was established in response to Danone's announcement that it would terminate contracts with 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast, leaving many of the regi more PR

Sen. Collins Urges USTR to Hold China Accountable on Lobster Purchases (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Following reports that China failed to uphold its commitments to purchase American lobster and other products under an agreement it reached with the United States, U.S. Senator Susan Collins wrote to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to "take swift and appropriate action" to hold China accountable. In 2018, China imposed a 25% retaliatory tariff on U.S. lobster. Before the tariff, China was t more PR

Sen. Collins, Colleagues Statement on Meeting With Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) issued the following statement after hosting a G-20 meeting with Mitch Landrieu, the Biden Administration's Senior Advisor and Infrastructure Coordinator. "Today our G-20 group received a briefing from Mitch Landrieu, who has been tapped by the Biden Administration to oversee the implemen more PR

Sen. Collins: Maine Delegation and Gov. Mills Urge Navy to Honor Fallen Maine Hero Gary Gordon (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, urging him to name a DDG-51 destroyer after Master Sergeant Gary Gordon, a Lincoln native and master sergeant in the United States Army's Delta Force special operations unit. MSG Gordon sacrificed his life while rescuing a downed helicopter  more PR

Sen. King : Maine Delegation and Gov. Mills Urge Navy to Honor Fallen Maine Hero Gary Gordon (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, urging him to name a DDG-51 destroyer after Master Sergeant Gary Gordon, a Lincoln native and master sergeant in the United States Army's Delta Force special operations unit. MSG Gordon sacrificed his life while rescuing a downed helicopter more PR

Sen. King Urges Biden Administration to Limit 'Junk' Health Plans That Harm Maine People (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is calling for the Biden administration to limit the sale and availability of "junk" healthcare plans that offer inadequate coverage to Maine people. In a letter from King and 39 of his Senate colleagues to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the Senators call for the Administration to limit the sale and availability of short-term, limited-du more PR