WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the incoming Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and the incoming Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year 2023 government funding package that was recently signed into law included $503 million to continue the modernization of Dry Dock #1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery. The legislation also includes Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) led a group of lawmakers this week in pressing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to delay implementation of the new consumer vehicle tax credits created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) until guidance for American manufacturing and assembly of electric vehicle parts has been issued. Although the IRA, which was signed into law by President Biden in August, directed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined House colleagues from both parties today to pass H.R. 22, the Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. The legislation would prohibit sales of oil from America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by the Chinese Communist Party. "Releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve have been more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today visited the University of Maine at Farmington's (UMF) Child Care and Early Education Center to see how the school is using $2 million in federal funding to renovate and expand the facility and operations. The center received $1 million from the American Rescue Plan and $1 million in Congressionally-Directed Spending supported by Senator King. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined her Pro-Choice Caucus colleagues in introducing a House resolution to combat Republican attacks on women's reproductive freedoms. The resolution, introduced by Reps. Diana DeGette and Barbara Lee, co-Chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, as well as Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus Abortion Rights & Access Task Force, comes amid of a slew of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, announced that large portions of legislation she helped author to strengthen the nation's public health and medical preparedness and response systems were signed into law as part of the year-end government funding bill. The Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act) was spo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill she co-authored was signed into law as part of the year-end omnibus funding package. Senator Collins served as the Ranking Member of the Transportation and Housing Appropriations Subcommittee last Congress, and the legislation includes her provisions to invest in infrastruct more PR