WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it attempts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Americans or our allies. Co-sponsoring the legislation are Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lindsey Gra more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is pushing to force a House vote on a bill to create statutory protections for an individual's right to obtain and use contraception and enshrine the right of health care providers to provide contraception without interference from politicians. Golden announced today he will sign a discharge petition to bring H.R. 4121, the Right to Contraception Act, to the floor. He is a cospo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined a bicameral effort today to push for the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce to level the playing field for American solar workers by supporting a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed by the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee.In a letter to the Secretary of Commerce and the Chair of the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Mary Peltola (AK-AL) and Don Davis (NC-01) released the following statement today regarding President Biden's new executive order on border security: "This order is an overdue step, but our Southern border is still not secure," the members said. "We've long demanded President Biden change course and empower the Border Patrol, and he's finally acting a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: In a joint hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) and Senate Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senator Angus King pressed Fred Sganga, the Legislative Director of the National Association of State Veterans Home, about the potential harmful impacts that proposed staffing mandates could have on nursing homes, especially those homes caring for veterans. The hearing comes just days after Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King is co-sponsoring legislation to boost the availability of mental health providers in public schools across Maine and the nation. The Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act would establish a five-year renewable grant program to help elementary and secondary schools hire additional school-based mental health providers such as counselors, psychologists and social workers. According more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-N.C.) introduced the Prevent Environmental Hazards Act to give homeowners insured by the National Flood Insurance Program greater flexibility to manage natural disasters. "Coastal communities in Maine know all too well how devastating the impacts of the climate crisis can be. Over the last year, Maine has been hit with multi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Senators Susan Collins and Angus King cosponsored a resolution commemorating the historic operation and expressing gratitude and appreciation to the members of the U.S. Armed Forces and Allied troops responsible for carrying out this unprecedented battle. This bipartisan resolution was introduced by U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Chris Coons (D-DE) and unanimously pa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the FBI yesterday, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray on potential involvement of the People's Republic of China in illegal marijuana grow operations in Maine and elsewhere. During her opening statemen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- 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 the Treasury, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on the lack of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees returning to the workplace full-time. As of May 5th, the IRS expects its employee more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- 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 the Treasury, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on the lack of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees returning to the workplace full-time. As of May 5th, the IRS expects its employee more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on the lack of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees returning to the workplace full-time. As of May 5th, the IRS expects its employees to ret more PR