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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2023-04-13 ( 4 items )  
Amid Clarence Thomas Ethics Scandal, Pingree Joins Effort to Hold Supreme Court Justices Accountable (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has cosponsored two bills--the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act and the Supreme Court Ethics Act--to bring accountability to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Congressional effort, led by Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-Ga.), comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigative report that found Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for years more PR

Bennet Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs, Bring Generic Medication to Market (10)
DENVER, Colorado, April 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) to reintroduce the Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act to help lower the cost of prescription drugs. The legislation would increase competition for generic drugs and lower costs for Americans through improved Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight. "The Inflation Reduction Act  more PR

Pingree Joins Amicus Brief Urging Appeals Court to Maintain Access to Mifepristone (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 240 Members of Congress are taking action to defend access to medication abortion across the country in the wake of Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's ruling to invalidate the U.S. Federal Drug Administration's (FDA) more than 20-year-old approval of mifepristone. The lawmakers--led by Senators Chuck Schumer, Murray, Durbin, Sanders, and Blumenthal and Rep more PR

With Relaunch of Bipartisan Food Recovery Caucus, Pingree and Newhouse Lead Congressional Push to Reduce Food Waste (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) today marked National Food Waste Prevention Week by relaunching the Congressional Food Recovery Caucus. This bipartisan caucus, co-founded by Pingree in 2018, aims to promote food waste reduction across the food supply chain, provide educational opportunities to congressional members and staff, support efforts to reduce food waste at more PR