WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) introduced the Senior Security Act - bipartisan legislation that would protect seniors from financial crimes and scammers. "As a Senator representing the oldest state in the country, I have consistently worked to fight fraud and financial exploitation targeted at older Americans," said Senator Collins. "This bipartisan bill would create a task  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that sets a bold vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040. "Climate change is one of the most pressing issues for farmers and our food system, which is why we must prioritize climat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced bicameral legislation to make college textbooks more affordable. The Affordable College Textbook Act would authorize a competitive grant program to support the expansion of open college textbooks--print, audio or digital textbooks that are available under a single license owned by the college or university--allowing professors, students, researchers, and others to f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today called on a top Pentagon leader to ensure America is adapting to the "changing nature of war." Questioning General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, King warned of "preparing for the last war," asked what th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland at a hearing to review the Department of Justice's (DOJ) budget request for fiscal year 2024. Despite the growing opioid crisis that claimed the lives of 716 Mainers last year and more than 100,000 Americans annually, the Biden Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned top Navy and Marine leaders about their shipbuilding plans for the next fiscal year. Under the Administration's proposal, the size of the Navy would actually shrink to 291 ships over the next five years. By contrast, China's fleet is projected to grow to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today questioned a top Navy official about the transition to next-generation DDG (X) destroyers and necessary support for the program in the Naval budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. During this afternoon's hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, Senator King strongly urged Mr. Frederick J. Stefany, Acting Assistant Secretar more PR