WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: Following repeated advocacy by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today that their field offices will resume in-person services, including for people without an appointment, this Thursday, April 7. Last week, Senator Collins wrote to SSA Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi, urging her to immediately reopen the SSA's field offices, which have been more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) applauded today's announcement that Maine Veterans' Homes' (MVH) Board of Trustees voted to keep its facilities in Caribou and Machias open. When MVH made public its plans to close its Caribou and Machias facilities in February, Senator Collins immediately began working with the other members of the Maine Congressional Delegation and Governor Janet Mills  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The federal government funding bill that was signed into law on March 15 includes more than $200 million I successfully secured for 105 vital projects across Maine. These investments will support initiatives by Maine's state government, municipalities, and non-profit organizations that will promote job creation and economic development, improve infrastructure, expand community resources for Mainers, and pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) applauded a vote by the Maine Veterans' Homes (MVH) Board of Trustees to keep its Caribou and Machias sites open. The decision comes on the heels of swift bipartisan action from both the Maine Legislature and Governor Janet Mills. Senator King had spoken out against the original decision to close the sites, and joined the full Maine Congressional Delegation in February to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), the co-leads of the bipartisan Senate effort to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887, today welcomed new input from a group of election experts and legal scholars convened by the American Law Institute. "As we continue our bipartisan effort to reform the flaws in the archaic Electoral Count Act of 1887, we very much welcome the  more PR

NEW YORK CITY, New York, April 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on April 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) visited the United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss how the U.S. and international community can best support women and girls in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. They participated in a series of meetings to discuss how to protect the rights and freedoms of Afghan women, particularly amid more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: As the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is cosponsoring legislation to limit the ability of Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs to evade economic sanctions by using digital assets such as cryptocurrencies. The Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act would prohibit any Russian digital assets from being traded in U.S. jurisdictions, enact new cr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: With child nutrition waivers set to soon expire, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is doubling down on her efforts to protect reliable access to school meals as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact Maine schools, families, and communities. Since the early days of the pandemic, Pingree has fought to extend these waivers to mitigate hunger as food insecurity rates increased across Maine. Most re more PR