WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today joined lawmakers from the Maine congressional delegation in a letter urging Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro to include funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in next year's FY2023 budget. "As you work to finalize the Department more PR

PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Maine Governor Janet Mills are urging the Biden Administration to extend federal cost share measures amid the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, which are set to expire on April 1, 2022. Currently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides a 100 percent Federal cost share for eligible COVID-19 emergency response measures more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Lawmakers from the Maine and Mississippi congressional delegations today urged Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to include funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in the Biden administration's FY2023 budget for the U.S. Navy. U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Last night, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass a bipartisan resolution co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) in support of Ukraine in the face of increased Russian hostility. The Senators' resolution is a renewed bipartisan message from the U.S. Senate in firm support of the United States' Ukrainian partners in response to President Putin's intensifying aggress more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution - authored by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Patty Murray (D-WA) - designating February 7 through February 11, 2022, as "National School Counseling Week." The resolution highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve academic success and plan for a career. "School counselors across the country play an im more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: As senior members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Reauthorization Act of 2022. The bipartisan legislation will extend the authorization of the NBRC and support job creation and community development in the most economically vulnerable parts of rural Maine and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jon Tester (D-MT) are leading a bipartisan group of colleagues in celebrating the critical role of public school teachers, administrators, parents, and students by designating February 21 - 25 as Public Schools Week. Their resolution unanimously passed the Senate last night. Senators Collins and Tester are Co-Chairs of Public Schools Week and have worked tirelessly t more PR