WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: In a formal response released today, United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced that he was pausing any further changes at the Hampden Processing Facility until January 1, 2025. The Postal Service has proposed converting the USPS Processing and Distribution Center in Hampden into a Local Processing Center, which would force outgoing mail processing to the Southern Maine Pro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: A study released today by the Lugar Center and Georgetown University ranked U.S. Senator Susan Collins as the most bipartisan Senator for the 9th time in 11 years. Click here to see the full rankings. "Since the founding of the Bipartisan Index, no member of Congress has been more consistently faithful to the principles of bipartisanship than Senator Collins," said Dan Diller, Policy Director of the Lugar  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Co-Chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Gary Peters (D-MI), Tom Carper (D-DE), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to extend federal programs that help support local fire departments across the country has passed the House. The bill would reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Res more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME) has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to continue providing affordable internet access for people across Maine and further address the digital divide. The Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 would provide $7 billion in additional funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to continue the program and ensure that nearly 100,000 households in Maine can s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is calling on the leaders of the Appropriations Committee to prioritize funding for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research in the FY2025 spending bill. In a letter to Defense Subcommittee Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME), the Senator led a bipartisan group of his colleagues to urge the Appropriations leadership to support the strongest  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. Last week at an Appropriations hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) Julie Su on proposed changes by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that, in current form, would be detrimental to volunteer fire departments in rural communities in Maine and throughout the country. Senator Collins is more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing legislation to honor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act would instruct Congress to present the medal in commemoration of Chisholm's legacy and posthumously endow Chisholm with Congress's highest award in commemoration of her a more PR