WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, today celebrated the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. This bipartisan bill repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, protects marriage equality for federal purposes, and provides additional protections at the state level. The Respect for Marriage Act, which passed in the Senate last week by a 61-36 vote, now heads t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Today by a vote of 258-169, the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that will prevent discrimination, promote equality, and protect the rights of all Americans. The bill passed the Senate last week by a vote of 61-36. U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led the push to enshrine marriage equality in federal law, and last month they co-authored an amendment with Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Kyrsten  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that two Maine organizations will receive a total of $2,913,484 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen Head Start programs and promote early childhood development opportunities for children in poverty. Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care in Lewiston and Downeast Community Partners in Ellsworth will use the funding to develop new approaches to l more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that two Maine organizations will receive a total of $2,913,484 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen Head Start programs and promote early childhood development opportunities for children in poverty. Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care in Lewiston and Downeast Community Partners in Ellsworth will use the funding to develop new approaches to le more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted to pass the Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act today. Golden introduced the bill alongside the late Representative Jim Hagedorn (MN-01) in May 2021. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. The Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act would help ensure that small businesses in rural parts of the country, including those more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2023 annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes three Bath Iron Works-built Arleigh Burke destroyers, requires the Department of Defense to study and reduce the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), makes substantial investments in clean energy and climate change resiliency, and boosts U.S. support and assistance for the people more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), Co-Chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), today applauded the inclusion of several key cybersecurity provisions in the final version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. The joint House and Senate version of the annual defense bill released this week includes legislation to establish a Bureau of International Cyberspace Policy to coordina more PR