WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), members of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Armed Services Committee, introduced legislation to improve healthcare access for rural veterans. The Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act would provide travel assistance for veterans living in highly rural areas to VA-authorized health care appointments. Specifically more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined 47 of his colleagues in a letter to Congressional leaders calling for the inclusion of language that would ensure crime victim support receives the funding it needs in the FY2024 budget. The Crime Victims Fund (CVF) receives no taxpayer dollars, and is funded entirely by criminal fines, fees, and other revenue from the justice system. The fund supports more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today to pass H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024, which would remove a president's ability to unilaterally stop liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "Energy security is national security," Golden said. "It's dangerous when the rest of the world has to rely on adversaries like Russia to stay warm, and American LNG has become t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Don Bacon (NE-2), Ed Case (HI-1), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-5), and Jim Costa (CA-21) introduced the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act. This legislation provides, for one-year, necessary authorities to secure the U.S. southern border and defense-only appropriations in support of Ukrain more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02), Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez(WA-03), and Rep. Mary Peltola (AK-AL) - Co-Chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition - introduced the Bringing Real Ideas, Data, and Genuine Experience (BRIDGE) to Congress Resolution. The resolution would amend House rules to allow for remote appearances of committee witnesses without approval of the chair of a committee. This would help  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined 60 of their Senate colleagues in cosponsoring the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act. This legislation would provide kids and parents with better tools to protect minors online, hold Big Tech accountable for harm to kids, and provide transparency into these companies' proprietary algorithms. "Far too many children across the nation are at  more PR