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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2022-09-10 ( 8 items )  
Golden, Peters Lead Group Urging President Biden to Prevent Rise in Prescription Drug Costs, Lower Deficit (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Scott Peters (CA-52) led a group of nine House members today to send a letter urging the Biden Administration to permanently repeal a 2019 drug rebate rule. In addition to protecting Americans from rising health care costs, permanent repeal of the rule would save taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. The rule was delayed in the recently-passed Inflati more PR

Maine Congressional Delegation, Gov. Mills Call on Seafood Watch to Immediately Reverse Lobster Red List Designation or Provide Evidence to Back Claims (10)
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Angus King, Governor Janet Mills, Senator Susan Collins, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are calling on the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch to immediately reverse the controversial listing of Maine lobster on their seafood "Red List" and to remedy the significant harm they have already caused the iconic industry. In a letter to the Aquarium's board led by more PR

Maine Congressional Delegation, Gov. Mills Call on Seafood Watch to Immediately Reverse Lobster Red List Designation or Provide Evidence to Back Claims (10)
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Angus King, Governor Janet Mills, Senator Susan Collins, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are calling on the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch to immediately reverse the controversial listing of Maine lobster on their seafood "Red List" and to remedy the significant harm they have already caused the iconic industry. In a letter to the Aquarium's board led b more PR

Rep. Golden Issues Statement on District Court Decision Against Lobstermen's Lawsuit to Block Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement following U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg's decision to reject a lawsuit from lobstermen's groups that sought to block new federal regulations on Maine's lobster fishery. "This ruling by Judge Boasberg is the latest in a long line of decisions made without a common sense evaluation of the evidence or a regard for the damage done  more PR

Rep. Golden: Maine Congressional Delegation and Gov. Mills Call on Seafood Watch to Immediately Reverse Lobster Red List Designation or Provide Evidence to Back Claims (10)
LEWISTON, Maine, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: Senator Angus King, Governor Janet Mills, Senator Susan Collins, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are calling on the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch to immediately reverse the controversial listing of Maine lobster on theirseafood "Red List" and to remedy the significant harm they have already caused the iconic industry. In a letter to the Aquarium's board, the  more PR

Rep. Pingree: Seafood Watch Recommendation 'Misguided, Uninformed, and Reckless' (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is condemning the updated designation by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program that adds American lobster to its "red list" of seafood to avoid. "Seafood Watch's recommendation to 'avoid' Maine lobster is misguided, uninformed, and reckless. This decision coincides with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's new gear regulat more PR

Sen. Collins Announces More Than $77M for Road Projects in Aroostook, Washington Counties (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has been awarded a total of $77.1 million for roadway improvements in Aroostook and Washington counties. The projects will complete the bypass to divert large semi-trailer trucks from Presque Isle's Main Street (Route 1) a more PR

Sens. Collins, Shaheen to Introduce Resolution Posthumously Honoring Queen Elizabeth II (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced a resolution today honoring Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The resolution pays tribute to the Queen's historic legacy and her 70-year reign, expresses condolences to her family and citizens of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and reaffirms U.S. commitment to its close alliance with the United Kingdom. " more PR