WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair 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 legislation that passed Congress and has been signed into law by the President. The funding will be used to cover additional costs related to the expansion of PNSY's Multi-Mission Drydock #1. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the University of Maine (UMaine) has been awarded $2,496,113 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This grant will create pathways for recruiting rural students and support the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income marine science students with demonstrated financial need at the University. "The University of Maine hel more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced the introduction of six bills designed to reduce the ability of elected officials to leverage their position for personal profit, reduce the influence of foreign actors in American politics, close dark money loopholes and increase transparency in political spending. "The United States Government belongs to the people and its chief purpose should be to serve t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) are recommending the Biden Administration raise awareness of the paid family leave tax credit. In a letter to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su, the Senators highlight that due to delays in messaging guidance and bureaucratic confusion, many employers are unaware of the existing, proven, bipartisan Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFM more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- 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 Education, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of the Department of Education Miguel Cardona on the Department's failure to implement the FAFSA Simplification Act, which has delayed students and families' access to fi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- 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 Education, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of the Department of Education Miguel Cardona on the rise of anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses throughout the country. During her opening remarks, Senator Colli more PR