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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2022-05-06 ( 5 items ) |
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Gov. Mills, Sen. King & Rep. Pingree Announce $50M Homeowner Assistance Program to Help Maine People Hardest Hit by Pandemic Pay Their Mortgage, Utilities, Other Home Expenses (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, May 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022:
Governor Janet Mills, U.S. Senator Angus King, and Representative Chellie Pingree announced today a $50 million Homeowner Assistance Fund through the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection to provide direct relief to Maine homeowners at risk of losing their homes because of hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The national program, authorized and funded through the American Rescu more PR
Sen. Collins Announces $7.2 Million in Disaster Assistance for Maine's Herring Fishery (10)
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that NOAA Fisheries has awarded Maine $7,191,787 to provide disaster assistance for the state's struggling Atlantic herring fishery. NOAA Fisheries will work with the Maine Department of Marine Resources to administer these funds.
In 2020, Senator Collins sent a letter (https://www.collins.senate.gov/ more PR
Sen. King Breaks Down Global Causes of High Energy Costs for American Consumers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today detailed the global factors that are contributing to rising costs for oil and gas for households and consumers nationwide. In a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator King explained how oil prices are driven by worldwide shifts in supply and demand, that in turn dictate the cost of gasoline - which is why there is no single solut more PR
Sen. King Introduces Bill to Help Create Affordable Workforce Housing on Mount Desert Island (10)
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
With housing shortages on Mount Desert Island threatening economic growth in the region, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, is introducing bipartisan legislation to help create more affordable year-round and seasonal housing on Mount Desert Island. The legislation, which is co-sponsored by Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), would transfer part of an undevelo more PR
Sen. King Urges Top Army Official to Address Veteran Suicide 'Epidemic' by Studying, Improving Transition to Civilian Life (10)
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today asked a top Pentagon official to address the mental health and suicide epidemic facing America's veterans by providing more resources for retiring servicemembers. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator King highlighted the unacceptable number of military suicides that occur during the transition from active duty to veteran status a more PR
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