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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2023-03-09 ( 4 items )  
'You'd Think We Would Learn,' King Presses Intelligence Chiefs on Urgency of Reducing Dependence on China (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, today questioned top U.S. intelligence officials about threats posed by continued U.S. dependence on China for critical supplies like batteries and pharmaceuticals. In the annual SSCI Worldwide Threat Assessment hearing, King c more PR

Collins, Cassidy, Kaine, Coons Introduce Legislation to Help Americans Better Plan for Retirement (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Chris Coons (D-DE), introduced legislation to help Americans better plan for retirement and enhance retirement security by ensuring they have the information they need to make more informed decisions regarding when to claim Social Security Benefits. This is particularly important today, as Americans are living l more PR

Senate Education Committee Issues Testimony From University of New England President Herbert (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by University of New England President James D. Herbert involving a hearing on Feb. 16, 2023, entitled "Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?": * * * It's an honor to share some thoughts on strategies for addressing our nation's healthcare workforce crisis. My name is James Herbert, and I am the president of the University of New England (UNE). UNE is more PR

Senator Collins Questions Top U.S. Intelligence Officials on Terrorism Threats and COVID Origins (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today at the annual worldwide threats open hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned the top leaders of the U.S. intelligence agencies about the long-term national security repercussions of the Biden Administration's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, which resulted in U.S. military hardware falling into the hands of terrorists. Senator Collins also probed the intelligence community's confli more PR