WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: In a big win for the next generation of Maine loggers, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $1 million in dedicated funding for the Mechanized Logging Operations Training Program run by Northern Maine Community College (NMCC). The funding will allow NMCC to expand the program, which trains participants to safely operate highly technical harvesting equipment, a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: In an important development for the Katahdin region, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $300,000 in dedicated funding for two new four-wheel drive ambulances for the East Millinocket Fire Department. The East Millinocket Fire Department is responsible for responding to paramedic emergencies across more than 515 square miles. Many remote locations in this ser more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: As part of his ongoing work to expand access to good jobs in Maine's heritage industries, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $1 million in dedicated funding for a mobile welding lab for the Maine Community College System (MCCS). The new lab will allow all seven Maine Community Colleges to offer welding and manufacturing training, skills in high demand from B more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Chair of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) tonight welcomed House passage of the FY2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which increases funding $1.9 billion above Fiscal Year 2021. This $38 billion bill makes significant investments to improve water quality and public health in our co more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: With the House passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Bill tonight, Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Chair Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) secured millions of dollars in funding for ten Maine community projects. "In addition to long-overdue investments to protect human health, fight the climate emergency, and meet our trust obligat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the U.S. House of Representatives took action to hold President Putin and Russia accountable for their unprovoked war against Ukraine. The Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act, which garnered strong support from both sides of the aisle, will further isolate Russia from the global economy by banning U.S. imports of Russian oil and energy prod more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today pressed a top Pentagon official for his evaluation of China's nuclear posture and the dangers posed by their rapidly expanding arsenal. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, King asked Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Admiral John Aquilino how China's nuclear po more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King today pressed top U.S. intelligence officials on the state of play in the conflict in Ukraine including the impact of cyberattacks, the value of sharing intelligence with both allies and the general public, and the limitations of a no-fly zone given the type of combat emphasized by Russian forces. In the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's annual Worldwide Threat Assessment  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: In a bipartisan effort to raise awareness of pervasive government imposter scams, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced a resolution designating today, March 10, 2022, as National "Slam the Scam" Day. Senators Collins and Kelly, members of the Senate Aging Committee, are joining the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General in organizing eff more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Coastal Communities Workforce Inc. has received a total of $800,000 to help strengthen its dislocated worker programs. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration's National Dislocated Worker Grant Program. In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic forced 17 employers in Maine's coastal region to lay more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Coastal Communities Workforce Inc. has received a total of $800,000 to help strengthen its dislocated worker programs. This funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration's National Dislocated Worker Grant Program. In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic forced 17 employers in Maine's coastal region to la more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: As high gas prices continue to affect consumers across America, U.S. Senator Angus King today sharply criticized oil companies - using their own words - for investing record profits into stock buybacks instead of production on thousands of underutilized leases. In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, King directly addressed the oil industry and panned their decision to spend ne more PR