WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- 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 raised the importance of honoring fallen servicemembers at national cemeteries. Under the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA), servicemembers are entitled to burial benefits, which include a final resting place in any VA national cemetery with available space -- at no cost to the family. Unfortunately only 35-percent o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and SASC Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) are urging the Biden Administration to deploy a U.S. Navy hospital ship to the region. Sending a hospital ship would help to alleviate suffering and treat the injuries of Gazans hurt in the current conflict between Israel and Hamas terrorists embedded in the civilian population.  In a le more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Jared Golden (D-Maine) are raising concerns over Consolidated Communications' (CCI) proposed Portland-based layoffs. The House delegation said CCI's customer service layoffs will have many harmful impacts and strongly urged CCI President and CEO Bob Udell to reconsider. "[W]e urge you in the strongest possible terms to reconsider this decision based  more PR