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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2025-07-16 ( 5 items )  
'Bad Policy to Downright Dangerous,' King says on Floor in Preparation for Vote on Recissions Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 'Bad Policy to Downright Dangerous,' King says on Floor in Preparation for Vote on Recissions Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor against the 'Recissions Package' currently being considered by the governing body. This legislation aims to remove Congressionally-approved funding from critical public services including, but not limited to, more PR

King on Potential Recissions Legislation: 'Checks and Balances Essentially have Melted Away' (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King on Potential Recissions Legislation: 'Checks and Balances Essentially have Melted Away' * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor to speak on the Senate floor against the 'Recissions Package' currently being considered. This legislation aims to remove Congressionally-approved funding from critical public services including, but not limited to, the Co more PR

King, Colleagues Press for Answers on "Striking Inconsistency" of Immigration Policies for Afghans Living in the U.S. (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Press for Answers on "Striking Inconsistency" of Immigration Policies for Afghans Living in the U.S. * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Angus King and a number of his Senate colleagues are pressing the White House for clarity on their shifting immigration policies for Afghans living in the United States. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, King and his colleagues point out th more PR

MaineHealth Submits Recommendations to U.S. Health Agency for Health Care Reform (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- MaineHealth, the largest private employer in Northern New England, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addressing the agency's call for recommendations aimed at deregulation to enhance health care access and innovation. The letter outlines multiple reform proposals designed to improve the health care system across the organization's service areas in Maine and New Hampshire. In her correspondence, Chief Government Affairs O more ST

Senator Collins' Statement on Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Rescissions Package U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on her vote against discharging the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) rescissions package. "The rescissions package has a big problem - nobody really knows what program re more PR