WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and a bipartisan group of 6 U.S. Representatives visited the Ukraine-Moldova border crossing, which is located just 35 miles from Odessa, Ukraine. Pingree's is the first U.S. Congressional Delegation to stop in Moldova, which is not part of NATO, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Following the group's visit to the border, Congresswoman Pingree shared  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke from the Senate floor this afternoon to discuss the bipartisan congressional delegation visit to Poland and Germany last weekend and condemn Vladimir Putin's unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine. "We have only to watch the scenes of what Putin is doing to try to destroy Ukraine and to break the will of its people," said Senator Collins. "He has bombed apartment more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Senate Health Committee, participated in a hearing titled, "Strengthening Federal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Issues." In light of the 9,500 drug overdoses that occurred in 2021 in Maine, Senator Collins emphasized to the administration officials that more data is necessary  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) issued a joint statement in response to the Taliban's decision to renege on its promise to open schools to Afghan girls above the sixth grade. "The Taliban's decision to continue to deny girls access to secondary education confirms what we warned was a goal  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, joined a group of her colleagues in calling on the Labor Department to expedite the creation of a special claims unit to handle firefighter compensation claims in advance of the 2022 wildfire season. "Federal wildland firefighters have recently reported difficulty getting their medical treatment costs for work-relate more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following joint statement with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in response to the Taliban's decision to renege on its promise to open schools to Afghan girls above the sixth grade: "The Taliba more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) to release the following statement in response to the Taliban's decision to renege on its promise to open schools to Afghan girls above the sixth grade: "The Taliban's decision to continue to deny girls access to secondary ed more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), Co-Chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), sent a letter to Senate leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell outlining their key cybersecurity priorities as the House and Senate work to reconcile differences between the America COMPETES Act and the United States Innovation and Competition Act. As Congress seeks to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today applauded President Joe Biden's appointment of University of Maine President Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy to the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science. The committee is tasked with evaluating nominees for the prestigious science award and making final recommendations to the President. "As President of the University of Maine an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today applauded President Joe Biden's appointment of University of Maine President Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy to the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science. The committee is tasked with evaluating nominees for the prestigious science award and making final recommendations to the President. "As President of the University of Maine a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released this week his 'Toolkit for Town Managers' to help local officials across Maine's Second Congressional District take advantage of federal resources like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to make infrastructure investments in their communities. The toolkit provides guidance on how officials can apply for funding to address specific needs in their towns, from new roads a more PR