WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, is urging the Space Force to invest in capabilities that will deter and confront Russian and Chinese aggression in growing areas of space competition. In a hearing of the Subcommittee, Chairman King questioned the Space Force Chief of Space Operations, General Chance Saltzman, on efforts to prepare  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced legislation to strengthen whistleblower protections at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bipartisan SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2023 would ensure timely processing of whistleblower claims and protect whistleblowers from retaliation. The bill's reintroduction comes amid Sunshine Week, which celebrates the p more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Angus King led a bipartisan group urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Ur Jaddou to reconsider plans more than double the fees businesses pay for H-2A and H-2B non-immigrant work visas. These temporary visas are critical for helping small businesses across Maine that cannot find  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Congressman Jared Golden announced that Maine received an additional $4,949,580 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The funding represents the remainder of the LIHEAP funding that was secured by Senator Collins, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), and Congressman Golden in the 2023 governmen more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: The Maine Irish Heritage Center (MIHC) on Tuesday hosted Maine's First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree for a tour of their historic building, giving her a first-hand look at how $3 million in Community Project Funding she helped secure will restore, update, and weatherize the historic building. Coming just days before St. Patrick's Day, Pingree and members of Portland's Irish more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins welcomed former Maine State Chamber President and CEO Dana Connors to the Capitol to thank him for his many years of service to Maine's small businesses and wish him well on his next chapter. "Over his decades of exemplary service to Maine, Dana Connors worked tirelessly to make our state a better place to create jobs, grow a business, and raise a family," said Senator Collins. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 15, 2023, and letter: U.S. Senator Angus King today shared his insights on how the war in Ukraine has demonstrated the need for stable, long-term support for shipyards like Maine's Bath Iron Works. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), King asked Nickolas Guertin - nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition - whether the Department  more PR