WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Capitol Hill to speak with lawmakers: "For over a year and a half, Ukraine has bravely defended its freedom and its sovereignty from a bloody, unprovoked invasion by an autocratic dictator. Putin believed he would quickly defeat his neighbor, rebuild the Soviet Union, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during Suicide Prevention Month, U.S. Senator Angus King, discussed the importance of providing resources and support for veterans going through mental health challenges. In a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, King questioned Dr. Matthew Miller, the Executive Director for Suicide Prevention with the Veterans Health Administration through the Department of Vetera more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), have introduced bicameral legislation to protect at-risk marine life and ecosystems. The Help Our Kelp Act would invest federal resources towards state, local, and federal efforts to restore and protect kelp forests against climate change and other human-caused disruption. Kel more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, is joining a group of bipartisan colleagues in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to step up its protections for veterans against predatory scammers looking to cash in on their hard-earned benefits. In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, the lawmakers urge the department to enforce existin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) today introduced bicameral legislation to help reduce food waste. The bipartisan New Opportunities for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education to Overcome Waste Act, or the NO TIME TO Waste Act, would support research and new technologies, bolster collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and regional  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Susan Collins (R-Maine), vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today offered the following comments i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) will receive a total of $287,194 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) program. This funding is part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), and is in addition t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) will receive a total of $287,194 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG) program. This funding is part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), and is in addition  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) today introduced the New Opportunities for Technological Innovation, Mitigation, and Education To Overcome Waste or NO TIME TO Waste Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would reduce food loss and waste in the United States. Cutting down on food waste will increase food  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Susan Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., today offered the following comments in response to the appointment of Hon. Robert P. Storch more PR