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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2022-05-18 ( 7 items )  
Rep. Golden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Provide War Reparations to Ukraine (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden, along with Reps. Joe Morelle (NY-25), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) announced the introduction of the Reparations for Ukraine through Sovereign Nation Support and Integration (RUSSIA) Act. The legislation will allow for frozen assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to be sold and used to help pay for the rebuilding of Ukraine. "It's not enough to cu more PR

Rep. Pingree, 150 House Democrats Urge Biden Administration to Continue Quick Action on Formula Shortage (10)
BOSTON, May 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 150 House Democrats urged continued action from the Biden Administration to address the infant and specialty formula shortage. The White House has announced they are working with key formula manufacturers to increase production, cut red tape to speed imports, and quickly get these products back on the shelves. The letter, led by Reps. John Larson (D-Conn.) and Joaquin  more PR

Sen. Collins' Statement on Meeting Ukraine President Zelensky (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Over the past four days, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) visited leaders in Kyiv, Ukraine; Stockholm, Sweden; and Helsinki, Finland along with Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Cornyn (R-TX), and John Barrasso (R-WY). Following the Senate Delegation's return to Washington, Senator Collins released this statement. "The people of Ukraine are inspiring the world by their courage and will to fight f more PR

Sen. Collins, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bills to Bolster Alzheimer's Research (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a pair of bills that would cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's costs our nation an astonishing $321 billion per year, including $206 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid. If we continue along this trajectory, Alzheimer's is projected to claim the minds o more PR

Sen. King Backs Bipartisan Legislation to Honor Women Nurses in World War II (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is cosponsoring bipartisan, bicameral legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the women nurses who served in WWII. The WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act would award Congress' highest honor - the Congressional Gold Medal - to the nearly seventy-five thousand women who served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during the Second World War more PR

Sen. King Joins Senate NATO Observer Group in Joint Statement of Support for Finland, Sweden Accession (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate NATO Observer Group, joined the bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in a joint statement of support for Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO in response to the respective nations announcing their intent to join the transatlantic alliance: "The Senate NATO Observer Group welcomes today's announcement by Finland and Sweden that they will begin  more PR

Sens. Feinstein, Collins Announce Provisions From Personal Care Products Bill Included in Draft FDA Reform Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following joint statement on May 17, 2022: * * * Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced that provisions from the Feinstein-Collins Personal Care Products Safety Act have been included in a bipartisan FDA reform bill released by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "We're grateful to Chair Murray and Ranking Member Burr for including provisions from our bill to more PR