WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: By a vote of 72-25, the Senate passed a short-term government spending bill to fund the federal government through December 16th and provide emergency funding for critical needs--including $1 billion in supplemental appropriations for LIHEAP. Maine will receive an estimated $8 million in additional LIHEAP funding, a roughly 20 percent increase above the state's allotment in a typical year. The bill is ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine.), and U.S. Representative Donald S. Beyer (D-Va.) sent a letter to U.S Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her and her staff to pursue strong implementation of the 15 percent corporate minimum tax (CMT) on billion-dollar corporations in the Inflation Reduction Act. "After nearly three decades of cor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King today submitted his first nine interviews with Maine veterans to the Library of Congress where they will be preserved as part of their Veterans History Project (VHP) for future generations. During the presentation ceremony, Senator King and VHP Director Monica Mohindra highlighted the importance of preserving the firsthand stories of America's veterans; stressing that this history more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King today applauded the Senate's bipartisan 72-25 passage of HR 6833, a federal government funding package that included significant support for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), nationwide disaster relief, and Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression. LIHEAP is receiving an additional $1 billion dollars in the package - millions of which will go to Maine to he more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: When large trucks travel down Main Street in Presque Isle, they currently must pass by 147 commercial or residential driveways, 25 street intersections, 12 crosswalks, nine stoplights, and one railroad crossing. This route can create safety hazards for other vehicles and pedestrians. It also results in increased emissions and pollution from trucks idling at intersections. The Presque Isle bypass was desi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Angus King (I-Maine.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Representative Donald S. Beyer (D-Va.), sent a letter to U.S Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her and her staff to pursue strong implementation of the 15 percent corporate minimum tax (CMT) on billion-dollar corporations in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Angus King (I-Maine.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Representative Donald S. Beyer (D-Va.), sent a letter to U.S Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her and her staff to pursue strong implementation of the 15 percent corporate minimum tax (CMT) on billion-dollar corporations in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. "After nearly three d more PR