WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) led 14 Senators in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate November 2022 as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month to bring attention to the children and youth experiencing homelessness across the country. In the United States, more than 1.1 million students experienced homelessness during the 2020-2021 school year, including  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to protect veterans from benefits fraud. The Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act would reinstate criminal penalties for unaccredited scam benefit representatives who charge unauthorized fees while helping veterans file a disability claim - something prohibi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led 13 Senators in introducing a bipartisan resolution to designate November 2022 as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month to bring attention to the children and youth experiencing homelessness across the country. In the United States, more than 1,100,000 students experienced homelessness during the 2020-2021 school year, including more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) statement on Speaker Nancy Pelosi passing on the gavel. "There never has been and never will be a Speaker of the House like Nancy Pelosi. She forged a path from homemaker to the first woman ever to hold the gavel as House Speaker--becoming an inspiration for young women and girls everywhere to run for elected office themselves. As a colleague and more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: In advance of the Senate's vote today to begin debate on the Respect for Marriage Act, a growing number of religious, business, and legal groups have expressed their support for Congress to pass the legislation. U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have been leading the push to enshrine marriage equality in federal law, and they recently introduced an amendment with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: A growing number of religious and legal groups have expressed their support for the religious freedom protections contained in the Respect for Marriage Act that passed the Senate last night by a vote of 62-37. U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have been leading the push to enshrine marriage equality in federal law, and they recently introduced an amendment with Senators Rob Portma more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC)'s Climate and Agriculture Task Force, Rep. Chellie Pingree and Rep. Kim Schrier, released a report on policy recommendations for next year's reauthorization of the Farm Bill to ensure it is as climate-friendly as possible. "Increasingly our farmers are experiencing the impacts of climate change firsthand. Every five years Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) a $181,983,583 contract modification to a previously awarded contract for Planning Yard Services for the DDG-51 Class Guided Missile Destroyer program. "Time and time again, the hardworking, highly-skilled men and women at Bath Iron Works demonstrate that Bath built is best buil more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) a $181,983,583 contract modification to a previously awarded contract for Planning Yard Services for the DDG-51 Class Guided Missile Destroyer program. "Time and time again, the hardworking, highly-skilled men and women at Bath Iron Works demonstrate that Bath built is best bui more PR