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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2024-04-18 ( 8 items )  
Collins: "The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery is the gold standard." (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, questioned Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti on efforts to reduce the submarine maintenance backlog and highlighted the role federal funding plays in sup more PR

Cornyn, King Introduce Bill to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status of Organizations Bankrolling Terrorists (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Angus King (I-ME) today introduced legislation that would terminate the tax-exempt status of groups who provide material support, such as finances, services, or training, to terrorist organizations: "As tensions rise across the globe, terrorism must be rooted out at its source: money," said Sen. Cornyn. "This commonsense legislation would revoke the tax-exempt status of g more PR

King Joins Legislation to Revitalize America's Long-Term Care Workforce (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King has introduced legislation to revitalize the American long-term care workforce by making jobs more attractive and better compensated. The Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act would ensure that caregiving can be a sustainable, lifelong career by providing substantial new funding to support workers in nursing homes, home-care, and assisted living facilities - including in rural areas. By more PR

King to Energy Secretary: U.S. Should Motivate Utilities to Adopt Cost-Saving Grid Enhancing Technologies (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King encouraged the Department of Energy (DOE) to incentivize utility companies to invest in newer, more cost-effective energy technologies rather than costly construction as the nation prepares to modernize its energy grid for a clean power future. In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, King pressed DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the cost-benefits o more PR

Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Collins Questions U.S. Attorney General on Efforts to Shut Down Illegal Chinese Marijuana Operations in Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on what federal law enforcement is doing to help shut down illegal Chinese marijuana growing operations in Maine and support the effort more PR

Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Collins: 'The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery is the Gold Standard.' (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, questioned Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti on efforts to reduce the submarine maintenance backlog and highlighted the role federal funding plays more PR

Senator Collins Questions U.S. Attorney General on Efforts to Shut Down Illegal Chinese Marijuana Operations in Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on what federal law enforcement is doing to help shut down illegal Chinese marijuana growing operations in Maine and support the efforts of sta more PR

Senators Collins, Manchin Lead Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter to USPS Opposing Consolidations, Operational Changes Across the Country (10)
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Joe Manchin (D-WV) led a bipartisan group of 22 Members of Congress, including Senator Angus King and Representative Jared Golden, in sending a letter to United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, opposing the United States Postal Service's (USPS) recent nationwide consolidation and review announcements that could severely diminish mail service reliability for postal networks more PR