WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), along with 13 of their Senate colleagues, praised the passage of the resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10th, 1998. Former Maine Senator George Mitchell was pivotal in the successful negotiation of the historic agreement that underscored the United States' steadfast s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, today led a Subcommittee hearing with National Park Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams to discuss a range of challenges and opportunities facing America's iconic public recreation areas. During the hearing, Chairman King pressed Director Sams on properly funding maintenance efforts, maintaining a suffici more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have introduced a resolution to address China's exploitation of international trade rules and create a more level global economic playing field. The resolution calls on the World Trade Organization (WTO) to reform its special and differential treatment rules so competitive countries, such as the People's Republic of China, are not a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, today applauded the additional steps taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen the market for domestically grown organic goods, and to support producers seeking organic certification. Pingree released the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today celebrated the passage of her bipartisan Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2023 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, introduced in January by Pingree and Congressman Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the current efforts of coastal communities, particul more PR