WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement on May 25, 2022: * * * Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement following the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. "Yesterday's shooting in Texas is heartbreaking. It's incomprehensible that anyone would do something like this, but to do it to children is truly a special kind of sickness, one I can only describe as purely evil. "Right now there are many elected of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: At an appropriations subcommittee hearing this afternoon, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray about gun safety legislation that could be enacted to help prevent horrific tragedies such as the mass shooting that occurred at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, yesterday. Senator Collins expressed support for Maine's yellow flag law, which permits temporary f more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to strengthen Maine's palliative and hospice care workforce as the need for the services grows across the state. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) will support the well-being of Americans with terminal illnesses and their families by investing in training, education, and research for the care. The bil more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, today celebrated the committee passage of their bill, the Federal Firefighter Fairness Act of 2021, at a business meeting held by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC). The legislation would help to ensure federal firefighters receive the financial su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced the Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements (DELIVER) Act, to support volunteer initiatives within meal delivery programs and help provide meals to more seniors across Maine and America. Specifically, the bipartisan legislation would increase the existing charitable mileag more PR