WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced the Reach Every Mother and Child (Reach) Act. This bipartisan legislation would strengthen the United States' efforts to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns, and young children in the developing world by 2030. Nearly 300,000 women die annually from causes related to pregnancy an more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), joined by Reps. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Don Davis (NC-01), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), David Valadao (CA-22), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), and Zach Nunn (IA-03), today introduced a bipartisan bill that would afford the Biden Administration a two-year temporary expulsion authority for migrants who come to the United States illegally. This authority would be used as a mea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King today continued his vocal advocacy for the need to reform America's energy permitting process, to fulfill the promise of last year's historic renewable energy legislation. In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, King questioned Jason Grumet, the CEO of American Clean Power Association, about the need for permitting reform that would e more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) and Senate Armed Services Committees (SASC), Senator Susan Collins, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are working to improve reimbursements for Maine community care providers treating veterans with mental health conditions. In a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Denis McDonough, the Maine Deleg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) and Senate Armed Services Committees (SASC), Senator Susan Collins, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are working to improve reimbursements for Maine community care providers treating veterans with mental health conditions. In a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Denis McDonough, the Maine Delegation encoura more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Today the New Hampshire delegation welcomed a $998,056 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines Development Award headed to the Northern Forest Center. The program was authorized through the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act and this funding will support forest product innovation and forest ecosystem management, which will combat the effects of climate change whi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today denounced Republicans' immigration bill, H.R. 2, which will jail children and families indefinitely and close off pathways for people legally seeking asylum. After voting against the bill on Thursday, Pingree released the following statement: "House Republicans' extreme immigration bill is not a solution to the influx of people seeking refuge fro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the Coastal Fellowships Act today to codify and improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowships. The legislation supports two essential programs that boost critical workforce capacity for coas more PR