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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2023-06-29 ( 6 items ) |
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Cardin Joins Warren, Collins & 45 Senate Colleagues in Reintroducing Refund Equality Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023:
On the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. v. Windsor decision, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and 45 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Refund Equality Act to ensure that legally-married same-sex couples have the tax refunds they always should have been able to claim. The bill would allow these couples - more PR
Collins, King Attend North Windham Wastewater Project Groundbreaking Ceremony (10)
NORTH WINDHAM, Maine, June 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023:
Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King visited the town of Windham for the groundbreaking of a new wastewater treatment facility. The new facility will allow for the expansion of business development in Maine's Lakes Region while protecting community members from contaminants like PFAS. The Maine Senators secured $2, more PR
King Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Create Aquaculture Office to Better Support Farmers and Harvesters (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to support Maine's growing aquaculture industry. The Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood (SHELLS) Act will create a designated office for aquaculture within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist shellfish harvesters and seaweed farmers, improve food security, and strengthen coastal communities. more PR
King, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Veterans With Mental Traumas (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), along with Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Thom Tillis (R-NC), has introduced bipartisan legislation to help veterans who received a less than honorable discharge due to behavior tied to service-related mental conditions. Currently, veterans can appeal their discharge status and more PR
Pingree, DeLauro to GAO: What More Can Fashion Industry, Federal Government Do to Curb Textile Waste Pollution? (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, are calling on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to outline ways the fashion industry and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can bette more PR
Wicker, Whitehouse, King Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Aquaculture Farmers and Harvesters (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., joined Senators Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Senator Angus King, I-Maine, in introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to uplift and support aquaculture and aquaculture farmers and harvesters. The Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood (SHELLS) Act will create a program office for aquaculture within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to bol more PR
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