WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced $42.5 million in funding for Maine's Low Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP). Delivered by the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this funding will help low-income individuals and families pay for home heating costs this winter and cover unpaid utility bills. "I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the bipartisan 988 Coordination and Improvement Act to ensure that the three-digit National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline call centers have the resources to respond to calls and give Americans the specialized care they need. The bipartisan legislation comes amid a spike in use of the three-digit hotline that launched in July, with a 45 per more PR

HOULTON, Maine, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Jared Golden today celebrated Louisiana Pacific Building Solutions' (LP) announcement that a new siding production line will be constructed at their Houlton facility. The $400 million investment will increase LP Houlton's capacity by 340 million square feet of SmartSide siding a year and is expected to create approximately 10 more PR

HOULTON, Maine, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Jared Golden today celebrated Louisiana Pacific Building Solutions' (LP) announcement that a new siding production line will be constructed at their Houlton facility. The $400 million investment will increase LP Houlton's capacity by 340 million square feet of SmartSide siding a year and is expected to create approximately 100 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressmen Jared Golden (D-ME), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Dan Kildee (D-MI), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) announced last Friday the introduction of the Fire Grants and Safety Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and increase federal resources for local fire departments across the nation. The legislation would boost critical federal funds for local fire departments to address staffing shortages, purchase new more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Following a bipartisan push led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI), the State of Maine has been awarded $42.5 million through the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides funding to help low-income households pay their energy bills. Senators Collins and Reed, senior members of the Appropriations Committee, led  more PR