WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined his colleagues in urging the Pentagon to implement policies ensuring access to contraception for service members and their dependents. In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the Senators call on DOD to comply with the FY 2016 NDAA by revising its pre-deployment form to allow service members to indicate more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: "For too long, the so-called 'fast fashion' industry has been given free range to pollute our planet, exploit workers, and shortchange consumers. In fact, textile waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the United States and is responsible for more carbon emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. The launch of our Slow Fashion Caucus marks a new era in the fight a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) will receive $25,000,000 through the federal RAISE grant program to fund an infrastructure revitalization project in East Deering. "This funding will improve local infrastructure and quality of life for residents and visitors while strengthening the local economy," sai more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) has awarded 12 Maine organizations $7,371,022.46 in federal funding to strengthen economic opportunity in Maine communities. The awards are part of the spring funding round of NBRC's Catalyst Program, funded by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--which Senator Collins negotiated along with more PR