WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) released a joint statement today in appreciation of the Treasury Department's steps to prevent Putin from using Russian gold reserves to evade the effects of crippling international sanctions. The announcement comes one day after King and his colleagues spoke with Secretary Yell more PR

VIENNA, Austria, March 25 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 61 House colleagues today wrote directly to President Biden, urging the administration to quickly ratchet up America's acceptance of refugees from Ukraine as Russian forces lay waste to Ukraine and displace millions. "We ask your administration to take several necessary steps to ensure the safety of the Ukrainian people and a robust resettlement program for more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that the government funding package that was recently signed into law included $500 million to support the development of energy storage technology. This historic level of funding will support programs authorized by the Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act, a new law Senator Collins authored that will support gri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Tester (D-MT), John Boozman (R-AR), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to expand veterans' access to high-quality breast cancer screening and lifesaving cancer care. This legislation now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration. "We owe it to our veterans to provide them with the high more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2022: Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to expand veterans' access to high-quality breast cancer screening and lifesaving cancer car more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act to increase opportunities for families living in poverty. The bipartisan bill aligns and links existing systems and funding streams to target both parents and children with support aimed at increasing economic security, educational success, social capital, and the health and wellbeing of wh more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of 73 Members of Congress in urging the Biden administration to take immediate action to unite Ukrainian children going through the adoption process with American adoptive or host families. Senators Collins and King are members of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption and recently returned from a bipartisan Senate delegation more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of 73 Members of Congress in urging the Biden administration to take immediate action to unite Ukrainian children going through the adoption process with American adoptive or host families. Senators Collins and King are members of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption and recently returned from a bipartisan Senate delegatio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the bipartisan Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act to increase opportunities for families living in poverty. The bill aligns and links existing systems and funding streams to target both parents and children with support aimed at increasing economic security, educational success, social capital, and the health and well more PR