WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic plaguing Maine communities, as drug overdoses have taken 268 lives in Maine through June. The bipartisan Life Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment (LifeBOAT) Act would establish a 1-cent stewardship fee on each milligram of active opioid ingredient in a prescription pain pill to provide and expand access to subs more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted on Tuesday in connection with his widespread efforts to overturn the 2020 election following a sprawling federal investigation into his attempts to cling to power after losing the presidency to Joe Biden. In response to Trump's unprecedented third indictment this year, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, along with Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, announced today that Bath Iron Works (BIW) has been awarded a contract to build three additional DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The contract is part of the Navy's 5th DDG-51 multiyear procurement (MYP) authorized by Congress. The contract also supports the potential for five addi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, along with Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, announced today that Bath Iron Works (BIW) has been awarded a contract to build three additional DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The contract is part of the Navy's 5th DDG-51 multiyear procurement (MYP) authorized by Congress. The contract also supports the potential for five addit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel, joined her fellow Armed Services Committee members, Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Angus King (D-Maine), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to send a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConne more PR