WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Beginning with Upward Bound nearly 60 years ago, the package of federal programs known as TRIO has expanded higher education opportunities for underserved students across the country. As the Senate co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional TRIO Caucus, I am proud to be an advocate for these important and often life-changing programs that make a tremendous difference for first-generation, low-income studen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation to help parents in Maine, New Hampshire, and across the country save for college. The Helping Parents Save for College Act would encourage families to invest in a 529 education savings account, which can be used to pay for a two- or four-year college education or vocational school. The legislation would provide tax  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to help parents in New Hampshire, Maine, and across the country save for college. The bipartisan Helping Parents Save for College Act would encourage families to invest in a 529 education savings account, which can be used to pay for a two or four-year college education or vocational school. The bipartisan legi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on May 2, 2022: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution designating tomorrow, May 3rd, 2022 as National High School Seniors Voter Registration Day. The resolution encourages school districts across the country to help register eligible high school seniors to vote and stresses the fundamental importance of the right to vote. This effort builds on Se more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) celebrated the signing of their bipartisan Modernizing Access to our Public Land (MAPLand) Act into law. This legislation will digitize and standardize mapping records, like access points and permissible uses on federal public lands, to boost outdoor recreation and improve hunting and fishing access for sportsmen and women. "Digitizing publicly available more PR