WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Education Committee, and a bipartisan, bicameral group of 10 Committee leaders in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Education Miguel Cardona urging the Department to prioritize the timely rollout of the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Stude more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: To honor our nation's teachers and commemorate National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan resolution to recognize the important work of teachers across the nation and thank them for their efforts to prepare students for success. Senator Angus King is a cosponsor of the resolution. "America's teachers play a crucial role in nurturing young minds, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME) is introducing bipartisan legislation with several of his colleagues aiming to protect children from the harmful effects of social media. The Kids Off Social Media Act would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding algorithmically-targeted content to users under the age of 17. Joining Senator King as original sponsors of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Following a recent report from VA's Office of Inspector General, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Angus King (I-Maine) are pressing VA to take immediate action to improve oversight of its Community Care Network contracts to ensure veterans have timely access to providers in the community. "We w more PR