WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) alongside U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Angus King (I-Maine), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), wrote to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bure more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Angus King (I-Maine), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced a U.S. Senate resolution recognizing October 2023 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. "With Dyslexia impacting individuals in West Virginia and all across more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that GrowSmart Maine has been awarded $304,636 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) grant program. This funding will support GrowSmart's program training recipients in 10 Maine towns on land use planning processes that will address critical issues including farmland protecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks from the Senate floor following last night's mass shooting in Lewiston. A transcript of Senator Collins' remarks reads as follows: "Mr. President, before I address the amendment offered by Senator Braun, let me thank the Senator from Washington State for her very kind comments expressing cond more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) spoke with Laura Coates on SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S. Channel about the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Speaker Mike Johnson, and keeping the government open. Below are excerpts from her interview.ON MASS SHOOTING IN LEWISTON, MAINE "It is incredibly tragic what has happened in Maine... [Democrats] [have] a Gun Violence Prevention Ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a hearing of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), U.S. Senator Angus King expressed the urgent need for the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) to find pragmatic, workable solutions in order to keep VA facilities properly staffed, fully open, and industry-competitive. He questioned Tracey Therit, the Chief Human Capital Officer within the VA, about the direct effect that bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding last night's shooting in Lewiston, ME: "I was devastated to hear the news last night of a deadly shooting in Lewiston, Maine. I know the entire Senate stands behind our colleagues, Senator Collins and Senator King, as they help their state m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine: "I deeply mourn the victims of this tragic, senseless and horrific mass shooting. I have been in touch with my colleagues, Senators Collins and King, to let them know I will support any and all available federal assistance. And I know the FBI, the ATF, and U.S. Marshals are already contr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement on the ongoing situation in Maine, where 18 people have lost their lives and more than a dozen are critically injured: "I'm heartbroken about yesterday evening's mass shooting in Maine, which now surpasses the tragedy in January in my hometown of Monterey Park, California, as the deadliest attack in America this year. This is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement after the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine: "Once again, our nation is gripped by the heartbreak of another violent mass shooting, this time in Lewiston, Maine. My heart is with the victims, their families, and the community. "The more than 565 mass shootings in 2023 so far underline in bold, dark ink tha more PR