WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: The House of Representatives passed the Invest to Protect Act today, a bill for which Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is an original cosponsor, to establish $300 million in federal grant funding through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program specifically for small police departments like the vast majority of those in Maine. "In small towns across America, our police depart more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine's First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and House Democrats today passed a robust public safety package to prevent crime, save lives, and serve justice. The four bills passed in the legislative package include the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act (H.R. 6448), the Mental Health Justice Act (H.R. 8542), the Break the Cycle of Violence Act (H.R. 4118), and the Violent Incident Clearance and Techn more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today spelled out how the conflict in Ukraine and Europe's resulting energy crisis demonstrates the urgent need for America to have a clean energy future that does not rely on foreign adversaries. In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, King questioned Spencer Nelson, Managing Director of Research and New Initiatives at ClearPath Clean Energy F more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), today voted for the DISCLOSE Act, comprehensive legislation to strengthen the democratic process by creating more transparency in political spending and elections. The legislation, which failed to gain any Republican votes and reach the necessary sixty-vote threshold, would require organizations spending money in federal elections to disclose their don more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Aroostook Agency on Aging has received a total of $977,135 to create a Memory Care Center that will offer improved resources and care for Alzheimer's patients and their families. This competitive funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration For Community Living. "Nearly 40,000 Mainers are l more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Aroostook Agency on Aging has received a total of $977,135 to create a Memory Care Center that will offer improved resources and care for Alzheimer's patients and their families. This competitive funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration For Community Living. "Nearly 40,000 Mainers are  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: With the addition of Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) this morning, 22 Senators are now co-sponsoring the Senate's legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887. The bipartisan Senate bill, led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), will receive a markup and be voted on by the Senate Rules Committee next Tuesday Sep more PR