WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, today announced federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen and expand the organic market in Maine. Crystal Spring Community Farm in Brunswick was awarded $100,000 through the USDA Agriculture Marketing Servic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Mike Ezell (MS-04), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Mary Peltola (AK-AL), and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) today introduced the Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement, or FISH Wellness, Act. The bill would increase access to health and safety services for commercial fishermen, and would be particularly focused on addressing substance use  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine's Congressional Delegation wrote to the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough requesting an update on a rule that would allow VA to reimburse Maine Veterans' Homes (MVH) for nursing home care for veterans with dementia. In the letter, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) recently introduced the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill to standardize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance Process which is used by transportation workers nationwide. Applicants often have to apply multiple redundant more PR