WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hurricane Season, Welch Leads 14 Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Reinstate Terminated Employees at NWS, NOAA WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) led 14 of his colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to swiftly reinstate terminated employees at the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ahead of the upcoming h more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11316) on May 27, 2025, by legislative attorney Abigail A. Graber: * * * Enforcing the Antidiscrimination Mandates of Title VI and Title IX: Executive Agency Options and Procedures A number of federal civil rights laws condition the receipt of federal funding on recipients' compliance with certain nondiscrimination obligations. Two well-known examples are Title VI of the C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has formally notified the Maine Department of Environmental Protection regarding a crucial water quality certification request for a project involving Hydro Kennebec LLC. On May 13, 2025, Hydro Kennebec LLC, submitted documentation to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, confirming that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection had received its application for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality cer more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement on courts' rulings over Trump tariffs WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement in response to court rulings today (link is external) regarding emergency tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act: "While the executive and judicial branches debate the limits of executive authority, one thing is clear:  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * In face of layoffs, Golden co-sponsors Protect our Parks Act of 2025 WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) this week announced the introduction of H.R. 3555, the Protect our Parks Act of 2025, to ensure the country's 63 national parks and hundreds of other sites managed by the National Park Service (NPS) are adequately staffed. "If there's one thing Mainers know, it's the value of the great o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Warren, Waters Lead Fight to Continue Funding for Emergency Housing Voucher Program WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, led nearly 100 lawmakers in urging Congressional Appropriati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Senators Padilla, and Warren Lead Fight to Continue Funding for Emergency Housing Voucher Program Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the top Democrat of the Senate Banking Committee, l more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $10.5 Million for Maine Public Housing Properties Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that 15 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in Maine have been awarded a total of $10,772,889 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund Formula Grant pro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $4 Million to Reimburse Costs for Emergency Repairs to Maine Infrastructure Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that multiple agencies in Maine have been awarded $4,079,583.91 in grant funding for emergency repairs to roads and transportation infrastructure that were damaged by severe storms betwee more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $6.4 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Tribal Communities Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that five tribal communities in Maine have been awarded a total of $6,456,253 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG). These grants su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on DOL's Pause on Job Corps Operations Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement on the Department of Labor's (DOL) phased pause in operations at Job Corps centers nationwide. "I strongly oppose the Department of Labor's directive to pau more PR