WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: In a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), U.S. Senator Angus King questioned how long it is taking Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) officials to improve transportation reimbursements for veterans receiving care at vet centers - urging them to accelerate their approval process for these services. Senator King also stressed that counseling and other resources at local veterans center more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, the National SBDC Advisory Board Improvement Act led by U.S. Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02) and Tracey Mann (KS-01) passed unanimously in the House Small Business Committee. The legislation would require the National Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Advisory Board to provide an annual report to Congress recommending improvements to SBDCs' outreach, technical assistance, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Tonight, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which will expand Child Tax Credit (CTC) accessibility to 39,000 more children in Maine with the lowest income and help lift nearly half a million kids out of poverty. Pingree, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, has been a staunch  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2024: * * * Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted against the Smith-Wyden tax package and released the following statement: "This bill is more of the same horse-trading that allows everyone to claim victory without any meaningful, long-term solutions to the challenges we purport to address," Golden said. "To get to a 'deal,' we indulge each other's worst impulses -- like additional spending tha more PR