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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2022-04-14 ( 5 items )  
Following Hearing on Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Reps. Golden, Spanberger Lead Bipartisan Group Urging House Committee to Take Action (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congresswoman Abigail D. Spanberger (VA-07) led a bipartisan group of 19 of their House colleagues to call on House Administration Committee Chair Zoe Lofgren and Ranking Member Rodney Davis to take action to advance legislation to ban members of Congress from trading or selling individual stocks. Their letter comes after a hearing last week in which the committee heard st more PR

Rep. Pingree Underscores Climate Threats to Acadia Ahead of National Park Week (10)
NORTH HAVEN, Maine, April 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Ahead of National Park Week, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment and Vice-Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is calling attention to the threats Acadia National Park faces due to climate change. "From rising temperatures on land and in our oceans to an increasing presence of pests and disease more PR

Sen. Blunt, Intel Republicans Urge Biden Administration to Share Critical Intelligence With Ukrainians (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Marco Rubio (Fla.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, along with fellow committee members U.S. Senators Richard Burr (N.C.), James Risch (Idaho), Susan Collins (Maine), Tom Cotton (Ark.), John Cornyn (Texas), and Ben Sasse (Neb.), sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence more PR

Sen. Collins, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Share Critical Intelligence With Ukrainians (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a group of her colleagues in sending a letter to Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines urging increased intelligence sharing with the Ukrainians. "We write with regard to the brutal Russian invasion and crimes in Ukraine and the need for the U.S. Intelligence Community to ensure that Ukrainian forces have the resources to counter Putin's military," th more PR

Sen. King Highlights Maine Frustrations With 'Unacceptabl' IRS Delays (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: In the face of consistent challenges and delays, the Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released a letter from Senator King highlighting the unnecessary stresses Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issues are causing Maine people in the days leading up to the tax filing deadline and calling on the Service to urgently improve customer resources. In a letter to IRS commissioner Charles Rettig, Ki more PR