WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins and a bipartisan group of her colleagues introduced a resolution condemning the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was killed last week after being arrested by Iran's "morality police." The resolution also calls on the government of Iran to end its systemic persecution of women and celebrates the bravery of the Iranian people protesting Amini's death. "The deat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: A bipartisan bill co-authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) to expand access to health care in rural areas is headed to the President's desk to be signed into law. The Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act passed the Senate unanimously and the House by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 414-7. The legislation prov more PR

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has introduced legislation to promote electric school buses and improve electrical grid stability and reliability for Maine towns. The BIDIRECTIONAL Act would create a Department of Energy program dedicated to deploying electric school buses with "bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) flow capability," or the abilit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) are introducing bipartisan legislation to establish a China Grand Strategy Commission tasked with developing a comprehensive whole-of-government approach for how the United States should address the economic, security, and diplomatic challenges posed by China. The proposed 2-year commission is modeled after the recent, su more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: Following this week's strong, bipartisan vote of 14-1 in the Senate Rules Committee, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced today that the Senate's legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 now has a total of 32 cosponsors. The 10 new cosponsors announced today include: Senate Leaders Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mitch McConnell  more PR