WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, announced that she secured $100 million for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in the national security supplemental package that passed the U.S. Senate this week by an overwhelming vote of 70-29. The legislation, which includes funding to cover additional costs related to the expansion of PNSY's Mul more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: In remarks on the House floor Wednesday night, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree called attention to the devastating impacts recent storms have had on Maine communities and working waterfronts. "The sheer destruction these storms had on our working waterfronts is astonishing," Pingree said. "More frequent, intense storms, floods, and rising sea levels mean our communities will continuousl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) has joined a group of his colleagues urging the Department of Education to quickly address issues with the new simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, the members expressed their support for the continued implementation of the FAFSA Simplification Act, bipartisan legislation passed more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) recently introduced the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans (MAPOceans) Act, bipartisan legislation that would digitize and map public information about federal fishing restrictions in the ocean. The bill is modeled on a similar law that giv more PR