WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King today delivered remarks from the Senate Floor on the importance of Maine's lobster fishery to the state's communities and the devastating implications that proposed lobster gear regulations would have on thousands of Maine families and small businesses. In his speech, King lays out the lack of evidence backing the arbitrary regulations and explains how the six-year more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), members of the Senate Health Committee, introduced the Investing in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act, legislation to support children's access to mental health care. "Youth experiencing difficulties with mental health often face challenges adjusting to school and are at an increased risk for drug use and other dangerous behaviors. The pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: From the Senate floor this afternoon, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks in support of the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act. This legislation, which Senator Collins co-authored with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), seeks to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887. Their bill was included in the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, gave a speech on the Senate floor to highlight what he considers the most important bill under Senate consideration: the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act which provides democratic protections for the peaceful transfer of power. During his speech, Ki more PR