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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2025-05-09 ( 6 items )  
Cortez Masto, Collins Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect and Enhance Ground Ambulance Services (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Collins Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect and Enhance Ground Ambulance Services Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act, which would ensure that all communities, particularly those  more PR

Golden pushes House for up-or-down vote on Medicaid cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden pushes House for up-or-down vote on Medicaid cuts WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has signed a discharge petition (link is external) that, if successful, would force an up-or-down vote in the House to protect Medicaid and food assistance from budget cuts in the reconciliation process. "While they debate the specifics, there's no question the GOP plans to cut Medicaid by hundreds o more PR

King Gets Commitment from Defense Nominee to Maintain Focus on Military Blast Trauma (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Gets Commitment from Defense Nominee to Maintain Focus on Military Blast Trauma WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), pressed Sean O'Keefe, nominee to serve as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, for his commitment to maintain focus on addressing brain injuries stemming from weapon blast tra more PR

King Reintroduces Legislation to Save Lives, Protect 2nd Amendment Rights for Law-Abiding Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Reintroduces Legislation to Save Lives, Protect 2nd Amendment Rights for Law-Abiding Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - As mass shootings continue to kill or injure Americans needlessly, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) reintroduced legislation to curb these mass killings without hindering 2 nd amendment gun rights. The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act would protect communiti more PR

Senator Collins Announces More Than $8.5 Million for Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston (10)
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $8.5 Million for Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Maine Resiliency Center will receive an $8,526,240 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The funding is being supported through OVC's Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP). This g more PR

Senator Collins Questions Secretary of Homeland Security, FBI Director on Illegal Marijuana Grow Operations in Maine (10)
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Senator Collins Questions Secretary of Homeland Security, FBI Director on Illegal Marijuana Grow Operations in Maine Washington, D.C. - At hearings to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget requests for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secret more PR