WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2023: * * * The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement from Senator King in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. "On August 28, 1963, I sat perched on a tree limb on the National Mall and listened as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told a crowd about his dream that one day, America would truly embody the idea that all people are created equal. His words still e more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is calling on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) has violated federal law with a misleading, undisclosed paid promotion of the fossil fuel industry. Pingree's concerns were raised following reporting from the New York Times that PERC, a federally san more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Jared Golden announced that they secured $2,041,000 for Sandy River Bridge in Farmington in the Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill that was recently signed into law. The bill was part of the omnibus funding package, which passed the Senate by a vote of 68-29 and the House by a vote of 225-201. "The  more PR