WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden calls for renewed investment in American shipyards at Boston Ship Repair * BOSTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined other members of Congress and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) Tuesday at Boston Ship Repair to call for the revitalization of America's shipbuilding industry. Golden, a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) was joined by fellow committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Blasts Defense Secretary for Presenting Incomplete FY26 Pentagon Budget * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) blasted the Department of Defense (DoD) for not presenting the committee with a full year 2026 fiscal budget that fully reflects the department's funding priorities and needs. In an unprecedented move,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Highlights Administration Hypocrisy: Slashing IRS Funding Will Balloon Federal Deficit * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining efforts to highlight the hypocrisy of White House policy slashing funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), resulting in diminished enforcement for "wealthy tax cheats." In a letter to IRS Commissioner Billy Long, King and his colleagues more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Maine Department of Marine Resources has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service regarding its proposed rule, along with the the U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service, to rescind the definition of 'harm' in Endangered Species Act regulations. Signed by Commissioner Carl Wilson, Maine Department of Marine Resources fears adverse implications, particularly for commercial and recreational fisheries. The  more ST

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 19 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Maine Legislature Passes Bill for 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 The Maine House and Senate have passed a bill that aims to reduce the state's reliance on expensive oil and gas by ensuring homes, businesses, and vehicles are powered with 100% clean, affordable electricity by 2040. When signed into law by Governor Janet Mills, LD 1868 will expand Maine's existing Renewable Portfolio Stan more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Leads Bipartisan Push to Save Buoys Essential to Maritime Safety * Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree led a bipartisan group of her colleagues in calling on the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to preserve critical navigational buoys along the Northeast coast. In a letter to Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, Acting Commandant of the Coast Guard, the lawmakers warned that removing the b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces More Than $1.3 Million for AmeriCorps Seniors Programs in Maine * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that three organizations in Maine will receive a total of $1,373,395 through the Fiscal Year 2025 AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) and the Senior Companion Program (SCP). The funding wi more PR