WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) provided U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra with recommended bipartisan improvements on implementing the HHS proposed rule on the "Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records." The proposed rule is aimed at enacting the Protectin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, led a letter with 30 of their Senate colleagues urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to swiftly release the $1.5 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding that Congress delivered in fiscal year (FY) 2023. LIHEAP is a federal more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine), the Ranking Member and Chairman, respectively, of the Senate's National Parks Subcommittee, introduced the bipartisan "Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act". The bipartisan bill will support gateway communities and address challenges facing national parks and public lands like increased visitation and housing shortages, boosting visitation at lesser-known parks and recreation areas a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, is introducing bipartisan legislation to help military spouses build successful careers while their family members serve the country. The Military Spouse Employment Act allows military spouses to have a remote work career with any federal agency, which would help them to maintain consistent employment while they move with their spouse. "M more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 29 Senate colleagues, led by Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to swiftly release the $1.5 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding that Congress delivered in fisca more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chair and Vice Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, today introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the Chinese spy balloon that was first publicly reported in U.S. airspace above Billings, Montana. "I'll always defend Montanans' freedom and privacy, which are American values that China doesn't respect," said Tester. "That's why I will continue to take on an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chair and Vice Chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, today introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the Chinese spy balloon that was first publicly reported in U.S. airspace above Billings, Montana. "I'll always defend Montanans' freedom and privacy, which are American values that China doesn't respect," said Tester. "That's why I will continue to take on anyone more PR