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 Student Aid (FAFSA) form. This letter comes as the Dep 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, providing our students with the educational found 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 the legislation are Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI),  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 write today to express our frustration with the Dep more PR