WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O'Malley raising concerns that SSA beneficiaries would have difficulty accessing benefit services following a decision to close SSA offices nationwide during business hours. Senator Capito is the Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Educ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: In a hearing of the Senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Chairman Angus King made clear to Admiral William Houston, the Deputy Administrator for Office of Naval Nuclear Reactors for the National Nuclear Security Administration, his support for utilizing 3-dimensional (3D) printing within the Department of Defense in order to be more cost-efficient and flexible with maintenance. During the exchange, King h more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. At an Appropriations hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Army with top defense officials, U.S. Senator Susan Collins highlighted how the University of Maine's (UMaine) 3D printing and composites capabilities are supporting America's armed services. Witnesses at the hearing included Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Chief of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video from the hearing Today, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted 19 to 2 to advance the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Reauthorization Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Susan Collins, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Tim Kaine (D-VA more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Defense authorization bill also includes long-needed, significant pay raise for junior servicemembers to aid recruitment, recognize serviceThe House Armed Services Committee late last night approved the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, with provisions by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) directing billions in federal dollars to Maine, including funds for a new DDG-51 destroyer to be built at Bat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: New unattainable standards would force departments that lack the financial and personnel means to comply to shutterCongressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04) today led a bipartisan letter calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to extend the public comment period for its newly proposed Emergency Response Standard and to protect fire departments from expanded regu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tim Kaine (D-VA), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, introduced the Investing in Digital Skills Act, bipartisan legislation that to better equip adult education programs with the resources needed to prepare individuals for the evolving demands of the digital economy, enhancing their employability and skill sets in a technologic more PR