WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, a member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement at an April 6, 2022, hearing entitled "SBA Management Review: Office of Advocacy": * * * I'd like to start off by recognizing Congresswoman Tenney, who is here today for her first hearing as Ranking Member of this subcommittee. Like me, Rep. Tenney represents a primarily rural district, so I look forward to working with her to help rural and other underserved small more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Goodwill Industries of Northern New England in Maine will receive $791,376 in Public Health AmeriCorps funding. The grant will support 37 new Public Health AmeriCorps members across Maine and New Hampshire. Public Health AmeriCorps, a partnership between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, supports the recruitment, train more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today celebrated an announcement by the Biden administration that Maine will receive $47,583,555 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds that can be used by state transit agencies to support Maine public transit. Around the country, states are receiving about 58% more in transit funding than in years past, thanks in large part to the Infrastructure Investment an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to honor and recognize the sacrifices of Purple Heart medal recipients. The Honoring Purple Heart Recipients Act of 2022 would require the Department of Defense (DOD) to give future Purple Heart recipients the option of being listed on the DOD military awards website, and create a lasting  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today stressed the importance of checks and balances on the intelligence community, and the need for national security agencies to adapt to evolving threats in cyberspace. In a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator King began his questioning by asking Kate Heinzelman - the nominee for General Counsel of the Central Intelligence A more PR