WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance's Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Susan Collins (R-Maine), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), another co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, and Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) reintroduced the High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins, co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, and Michael Bennet (D-CO) reintroduced the High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act to help place more sprinklers in older high-rise residential buildings where fires are especially dangerous. In the first six weeks of 2024, more than 348 people were killed in fires. Recent research has shown that Americans have the least amount of t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation aimed at combating discrimination against natural and protective hairstyles traditionally worn by people of African descent. The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act bans discrimination based on hairstyles commonly associated with a particular race or national origin, including tightly coiled or curl more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- 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 pressed the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on the Department's budget proposal that includes a cut of 10,000 positions. In the exchange, King asked McDonough to explain the reduction in the VA's requested budget, as demand for both mental health and overall healthcare steadily increases and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: To watch or download the exchange click here Today, U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, pressed Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Nickolas Guertin and Navy Vice Admiral James Pitts about the Navy's 2025 budget requests - focusing his attention on the dramatic cuts for directed energy research, as the technology is increas more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- 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 military construction, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, highlighted the important role the Maine Air National Guard's (MEANG) 101st Air Refueling Wing plays in our national defense. The existing fuel cell hangar in Bangor was designed and built to accommodate the W more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Education Committee, met with Joshua Chard, the 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year. Joshua is an elementary school teacher at East End Community School in Portland. He also leads the drama club at Deering High School in Portland. "Joshua is a wonderful educator who has inspired so many Maine students both inside the classroom  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- 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 Veteran Affairs (VA), U.S. Senator Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned VA Secretary Denis McDonough on the need to support veterans' homes and veterans in rural communities. During the hearing, the Secretary McDonough committed to working with Senator Co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins received a call yesterday from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack who told her the USDA will officially support keeping potatoes classified as a vegetable, and not a grain. This decision followed the bipartisan letter she led with Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) opposing any reclassification of potatoes as a grain instead of a vegetable, or including recommen more PR