WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King is cosponsoring a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would improve access to behavioral services for older Americans. The Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2023 would increase Medicare's reimbursement rate for clinical social workers, aligning it with that of other non-physician providers, and ensuring clinical social workers can provide their full range of services to Medicare  more PR

BRUNSWICK, Maine, June 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced a $492,137 National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant for a new outdoor recreation complex in Brunswick. The town of Brunswick's Midcoast Athletic and Recreation Complex (MARC) will feature pickleball courts, a skatepark, and more to promote fitness and wellness in the Brunswick community. "It's important  more PR

WELLS, Maine, June 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, posted the following news release from on June 3, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) welcomed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams to Maine for a tour of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. Pingree, who is ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for the FWS, and Director Williams got a first-hand look at how more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to strengthen coastal communities and the blue economy of Maine and the U.S. through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships. The bipartisan Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation (Ocean ROI) Act, which was introduced in the Senate by Se more PR

YORK, Maine, June 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, posted the following news release from on June 2, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), National Park Service Deputy Director Mike Reynolds, the York River Study Committee, and members of the watershed communities of Eliot, Kittery, South Berwick, and York celebrated the York River's long-sought "Wild and Scenic" designation. Championed by Pingree in Congress and signed by President Biden in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is applauding the Biden-Harris Administration's $2.6 billion investment in climate resilience and coastal communities. This historic funding, made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden, wil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with a group of Woolwich Central School students, parents, and teachers who traveled to Washington, D.C., for their 8th grade annual trip. During their visit, Senator Collins spoke with the 8th grade class and answered questions about a typical day in the life of a United States Senator. "It was wonderful to welcome 8th grade students from Woolwich to o more PR