WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $10 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consideration by the full Senate and Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $2.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for the Challenger Learning Center of Maine in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consideration by the full Senate and House. "STEM  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $440,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) to develop a North Atlantic Right Whale Habitat Characterization Plan in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $5,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) Analytical Laboratory in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consideration by the full Senate and Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $541,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC) in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consideration by the full Senate and House.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $7 million in Congressionally Directed Spending to establish an Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center at the University of Maine (UMaine) in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consid more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $750,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for a Maine Seafood and Community Partnership, also known as the Fishermen Feeding Mainers Program, in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $90,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault's sexual violence expert witness training program in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits cons more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution Thursday authored by U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) that condemns the military coup in Burma and calls for a return to democratic governance and respect for civil liberties.The resolution makes clear that the Burmese military must be held accountable for engaging in mass atrocities, including detainin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), Co-chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), today released the following statement on the Biden administration's newly unveiled National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) Implementation Plan. The Implementation Plan illustrates how the administration will carry out the NCS's objectives, many of which were initially key cybersecurity priorities of the CSC more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $3,548,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) Weather Station Network in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consideration by the full Senate and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced more than $35 million and key language to support Maine's lobster industry in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consideration by the full Senate and House. "Flawed  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $7,645,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for public safety equipment purchases and law enforcement agencies throughout Maine in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consideration  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $1,477,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the Island Institute in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today, now awaits consideration by the full Senate and House. "The lobster in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), John B. Larson (D-Conn.), and more than 175 Democrats in Congress today introduced the landmark Social Security 2100 Act, bicameral legislation that would expand and protect essential Social Security benefits for millions of Americans. "To bankroll special tax breaks to big corporations and the ultra-wealthy, House Republicans are targeting Social Security for cuts--jeopardizing the well-bei more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today derided Republicans' Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill for the Subcommittee, which defunds cash-strapped National Parks, decimates funding to prevent climate disasters, and shuts down public museum exhibits. In the markup of the Subcommittee's Appropriations bill on Thursday evening, Pingree voiced more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act, providing support for law enforcement, economic development, scientific research, and other national priorities. The measure, which was advanced by a vote of 28-1, provides $71.734 billion in discretionary funding, including $6.674 billion in defense funding and $62.81 billion in non more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Act, providing support for law enforcement, economic development, scientific research, and other national priorities. The measure, which was advanced by a vote of 28-1, provides $71.734 billion in discretionary funding, including $6.674  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act, providing support for physical and cyber security, communications infrastructure, and overall legislative work capacity. The measure, which was advanced by a vote of 29-0, provides $16.950 billion in discretionary funding, including $43 mi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act, providing support for physical and cyber security, communications infrastructure, and overall legislative work capacity. The measure, which was advanced by a vote of 29-0, provides $16.950 billion in discretionary funding, including $43 million in defense funding and $16.764 billion in non more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, providing support for physical and cyber security, communications infrastructure, and overall legislative work capacity. The measure, which was advanced by a bipartisan vote of 29-0, provides $4.742 billion in discretionary funding for legislative branch agencies, including $1.24 billi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: The Senate Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, providing support for physical and cyber security, communications infrastructure, and overall legislative work capacity. The measure, which was advanced by a bipartisan vote of 29-0, provides $4.742 billion in discretionary funding for legislative branch agencies, including $1.24 billion for the U.S. Senate--an increas more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $6,418,000 for Maine Congressionally Directed Spending requests in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act. The measure, which was advanced by a vote of 29-0, provides $16.950 billion in discretionary funding, including $43 million in defense funding and $16.764 billion in non more PR