WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME) today shared that the Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded over 2.6 million dollars in infrastructure funding for six airports in Maine's Second District. The congressman helped pass the funding through the House earlier this year through the omnibus spending bill and it was signed into law in March. "I'm happy to see Maine more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced more than $100,000 in grants to support the arts in Maine's First Congressional District. Seven Maine organizations were awarded the funding through the National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) flagship grant program, Grants for Arts Projects (GAP), which funds projects that engage their communities through art. "The pandemic has shown us how important the art more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's disease, met with members of the Alzheimer's Association of Maine in her Washington, D.C., office. Deborah Carr of Falmouth and Thomas O'Connor of Portland both lost spouses to Alzheimer's disease. The advocates thanked Senator Collins for championing investments for Alzheimer's research through her role as a  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, announced that Acadia National Park has been awarded a total of $500,000 for an ecosystem restoration project for the Great Meadow Wetland. The Great Meadow Wetland is part of a larger network of wetlands, streams, and ponds in the Cromwell Brook watershed, including the Tarn. According to the National Park Serv more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, announced that Acadia National Park has been awarded a total of $500,000 for an ecosystem restoration project for the Great Meadow Wetland. The Great Meadow Wetland is part of a larger network of wetlands, streams, and ponds in the Cromwell Brook watershed, including the Tarn. According to the National Park Ser more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Aging Committee, and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating May 13, 2022, as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day." "Combatting fraud has long been one of my top priorities. Raising awareness about fraud is key to protecting seniors' hard-earned savings, particularly among older Americans who are more likely to be targ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: With hundreds of large-scale solar projects on hold in Maine and across the country as the U.S. Department of Commerce investigates potential trade violations, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and more than 80 of her House colleagues are urging President Joe Biden and his administration to quickly reach a preliminary decision. In a letter, the Members urge the Administration to take the lar more PR