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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2024-05-22 ( 9 items ) |
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Chairman King Stresses Importance of Collaborating With Allies on Space Defense (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
In a hearing of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee focused on America's space defense systems, Chairman Senator Angus King asked Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, Frank Cavelli, and General Michael Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations, about the importance of both collaborating with allies and prioritizing deterrence as a cornerstone of America's national defens more PR
HHS & USDA Jointly Confirm: Potatoes are a Vegetable, Not a Grain (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senator Susan Collins announced today that she received a joint letter from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack confirming that both HHS and USDA will officially support keeping potatoes classified as a vegetable, and not a grain.
In their letter, the Secretaries wrote, "Let us assure you that there more PR
In Wake of Yet Another SCOTUS Scandal, Pingree, Dozens of Members of Congress Call on Justice Alito to Recuse Himself from Jan. 6-Related Cases (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and dozens of her colleagues in Congress are calling on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from any further participation in the case of Trump v. United States and any other cases related to the January 6, 2021 insurrection and the 2020 General Election. This comes on the heels of disturbing reporting by The New York Times that Justice Alito flew an i more PR
King Joins Bipartisan AI Legislation to Protect Online Users from Sexually-Explicit "Deep Fake" Images (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senator Angus King (I-ME) has joined bipartisan legislation to protect Americans from sexually-explicit "deepfake" forgeries of their image or likeness. The bipartisan Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 (DEFIANCE Act) would allow victims to sue perpetrators for up to $150,000. This focuses on fake visual depictions created through the use of software, machine learning, arti more PR
King to VA: Fix 'Ineffective' Oversight of Community Care Network Administrators (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
In response to a recent report from the VA's Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), all members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), are pressing the VA to improve oversight of its Community Care Network contracts to ensure veterans have timely access to providers in the community. In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDon more PR
Let asylum seekers work (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
Read my op-ed in the Portland Press Herald
What do Manhattan and Maine have in common?
Most would say not too much. Typically, they would be right.
Yet the Big Apple and the Pine Tree State face a pair of common challenges today: historically tight labor markets and an influx of people desperately seeking asylum.
Like other cities and states coming out of the pandemic, Maine is enduring unprecedented sta more PR
Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Collins Questions Secretary of State on China Involvement in Illegal Marijuana Grow Operations in Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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 State, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Government of China's potential involvement in the illegal marijuana grow operations in Maine and elsewhere.
Below is the full transcript of more PR
Senators Collins, King Announce $33 Million in EPA Brownfields Grants to Clean Up and Redevelop Contaminated Industrial Sites in Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that a total of $33 million in federal brownfields funding has been awarded for the assessment and cleanup for 13 sites in Maine. The federal grants, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will assist local communities as they work to redevelop these contaminated sites to improve and promote future economic development.
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Senators Collins, King Announce $33 Million in EPA Brownfields Grants to Clean Up and Redevelop Contaminated Industrial Sites in Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that a total of $33 million in federal brownfields funding has been awarded for the assessment and cleanup for 13 sites in Maine. The federal grants, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will assist local communities as they work to redevelop these contaminated sites to improve and promote future economic development.
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