WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Gary Peters (D-MI) to further expand the operations and duties of the Northern Border Coordination Center has passed the Senate. The Northern Border Coordination Act would require DHS to establish the Northern Border Coordination Center, to be collocated with an existing U.S. Border Patrol sector headquarters, the U.S. Border Patrol Norther more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), has joined legislation that will close an existing loophole and allow Purple Heart recipients who receive this distinction after their discharge to transfer their GI bill benefits to their dependents. In 2017, Congress passed the Forever GI Bill, which incentivized servicemembers to continue serving in the military by al more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) issued a joint statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the court's decision to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli officials. Upon approval, the senators said, "We ar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on June 13, 2024, at G50 Dirsken Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Michelle Williams Court, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California * Anne Hwang, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California * Sarah Netburn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York * Stace more PR