WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - The Senate has unanimously approved a resolution from U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) recognizing this week as Direct Support Professionals Week. Their resolution (S. Res. 337) designates September 10-16 as a time to honor frontline health care workers for their dedication and work enhancing the lives of individuals with chronic illness, seniors and those living more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) today introduced the Higher Wages for American Workers Act, a bill that would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $11 by 2028 and mandate E-Verify to ensure the wage increase only goes to legal workers. The bill will also index future minimum wage increases to inflation and includes protections for small businesses. Senators Shelley Moore Cap more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) has introduced legislation to address the maintenance backlog at agricultural research facilities in Maine and across the country. The AuGmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-edge and Helpful (AG RESEARCH) Act would address deferred maintenance at U.S. schools of agriculture, including agricultural research facili more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today questioned General David Allvin - nominee for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force - about the government's financial responsibility to taxpayers. "I will give you a lot of assignments -- the first is on availabilit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Reps. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), and Greg Pence (R-Ind.) introduced the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2023. The bill would reauthorize the DERA program through fiscal year 2029 at the current level of $100 million annually. In 2005, Congress enacted the original Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through the Energy Policy Act more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins met with the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Tammy Hull, to discuss the IG's recent examination of Postal Service quality in Southern Maine. This comes when citizens throughout Maine, particularly in rural areas, continue to experience significant issues with postal delivery as a result of several factors including staffing shortages. "Mainers have shared w more PR