WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), along with a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues, introduced a pair of bills that would cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease. An estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older are currently living with Alzheimer's, creating costs of $3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: On the eve of the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), have introduced a resolution condemning the coup and calling for an immediate return to democratic governance grounded in respect for civil liberties. Since February 1, 2021, the Burmese military ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point will be awarded $500,000 in federal funding to improve high-speed Internet access for tribal members. This investment was made through the National Telecommunications & Information Administration's Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), which was funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law. This proje more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point will be awarded $500,000 in federal funding to improve high-speed Internet access for tribal members. This investment was made through the National Telecommunications & Information Administration's Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), which was funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law. This projec more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins are introducing a bipartisan bill to help more Maine families afford residential home biomass heating technologies that can save them thousands a year. The BTU Tax Credit Expansion Act incentivizes the purchase of these innovative heating sources by increasing the maximum rebate for these alternative stoves and boilers from $2,000 to $8,000. Once purchased, the st more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins are introducing a bipartisan bill to help more Maine families afford residential home biomass heating technologies that can save them thousands a year. The BTU Tax Credit Expansion Act incentivizes the purchase of these innovative heating sources by increasing the maximum rebate for these alternative stoves and boilers from $2,000 to $8,000. Once purchased, the sto more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine's First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree was reappointed by her Democratic colleagues to three House Appropriations Subcommittees: Interior, Environment and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies; and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies. Pingree, who was Chair of the Interior Subcommittee in the Democratic-contr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today introduced bipartisan legislation with Congressman Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) to support coastal communities grappling with ocean acidification driven by human activities. The bipartisan Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2023 (H.R. 9346) would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the current effort more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a pair of bills that would cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's costs our nation an astonishing $321 billion per year, including $206 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid. If we continue along this trajectory, Alzheimer's is projected to claim the minds of 12.7 million s more PR