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*Maine Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2024-12-14 ( 13 items )  
As Debt Ceiling Looms, Schatz Introduces Legislation To Avoid Catastrophic Default (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today led a group of 17 colleagues in reintroducing the End the Threat of Default Act, legislation that would permanently remove the threat of a default by repealing the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit restricting the amount that the United States Treasury can borrow to pay its debts. In June 2023, the president signed legislation that suspended the statutory debt ce more PR

Lujan Joins Colleagues to Introduce Legislation to Avoid Default as Debt Ceiling Looms (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Debt Ceiling Will Be Reinstated On January 2; Default Could Lead To A Recession Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) in reintroducing the End the Threat of Default Act, legislation that would permanently remove the threat of a default by repealing the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit restricting the amount that the United States Treasury can bo more PR

Maine Gov. Mills Radio Address: For Holiday Gift Ideas, Visit MaineMade.com (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Dec. 13, 2024: Well, with two important holidays, Christmas and Hanukkah, right around the corner, it's clear that we're in the full swing of the holiday season already. I know that Maine people are looking forward to enjoying time with friends and family this time of year, and I am as well. But hey, if you haven't finished your holiday shopping yet, or if you're a bit of a last minute shopper like I am more PR

Maine PUC Issues Order Involving Ellsworth ME Solar (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 14 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00108) on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * ELLSWORTH ME SOLAR, LLC, Request for Good Cause Exemption Pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3209-A ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT/1, Commissioners I. SUMMARY The Commission denies the request of Ellsworth ME Solar, LLC (Ellsworth Solar or the Petitioner) for a good-cause exemption pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3209-A(9). II. STATUTORY BACKGROUND During more PR

Murphy, Murkowski Lead Senate Colleagues In Calling For Action To Lower Costs, Improve Services For Coast Guard Installations (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) led 7 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to finalize intergovernmental support agreement (IGSA) authority for the U.S. Coast Guar more PR

OPM Releases Public Communication From National Parks Conservation Association (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from the National Parks Conservation Association: * * * Comments regarding: Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Criteria for Defining Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas To: Office of Personnel Management 5 CFR Part 532 [Docket ID: OPM-2024-0016] RIN 3206-AO69 * * * Thank you for the opportunity to offer comments on this critical matter. The Nationa more ST

Pingree Announces $13.2 Million to Support Private Forestland Management, Conservation in Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: More than $13 million is coming to Maine to support private forestland management and conservation, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today. The grants for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) and the New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) are among awards totaling nearly $335 million for state agencies and nonprofit organizations across the country. Made possible than more PR

Pingree, DeLauro, Carper Announce First-Ever Federal Report on Fast Fashion Pollution (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released findings from the federal government's first-ever report on textile waste in the United States. The Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report, requested by Pingree and DeLauro in 2023, examines the environmental impact more PR

Senator Collins Applauds Passage of HEARTS Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: The Senate unanimously passed the Cardiomyopathy, Health Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act, bipartisan legislation that will create a grant program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) training and the purchase of more AED devices in schools. The bill now heads to the President's desk to be signed in more PR

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Delegation Representing the U.S. Senate at 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium & Luxembourg (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos. Click HERE for video of Senator Collins and Senator Barrasso laying a wreath during the ceremony in Belgium. Senators Susan Collins, Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Barrasso (R-WY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are representing the U.S. Senate at ceremonies commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Be more PR

Senators Collins, King Celebrate Passage of Wreaths Across America Day Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: This week, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Collins and Angus King designating Saturday, December 14, 2024 as "Wreaths Across America Day." The annual event honors our nation's fallen heroes with commemorative Maine-made balsam wreaths laid by millions of volunteers across the globe, including by a convoy that travels from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery in Virgin more PR

Senators Collins, King Celebrate Passage of Wreaths Across America Day Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: This week, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Collins and Angus King designating Saturday, December 14, 2024 as "Wreaths Across America Day." The annual event honors our nation's fallen heroes with commemorative Maine-made balsam wreaths laid by millions of volunteers across the globe, including by a convoy that travels from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery in Virgi more PR

Warren, Gluesenkamp Perez Take on Military Contractors Overcharging U.S. Military, Restricting Servicemembers from Repairing Equipment (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) introduced the Servicemember Right-to-Repair Act to increase military readiness and cut costs by allowing servicemembers to repair their own equipment. Our military pays Pentagon contractors hundreds of billions of dollars annually to purchase weapons systems and more PR