WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * $6.5 Million for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $6.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending to support the necessary design and reconfiguration work to construct a new security facility at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in the Fis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Bill to Fund Key Military Construction Projects in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure, which was advanced by a vote o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Bill to Fund Key Military Construction Projects in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Bill to Support Maine's Lobster Industry Clears Appropriations Committee U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced significant funding and key language to support Maine's lobster industry in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) A more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 18 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Divers led by Brown marine biologist discover surprising changes to offshore kelp forest * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- For nearly half a century, Brown University marine biologist Jon Witman has been diving Cashes Ledge, an underwater mountain range in the center of the Gulf of Maine that is home to one of the largest kelp forests on the East Coast. Witman has made more than 20 trips to the ar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden wins funding in defense bills to support jobs in Maine shipbuilding, manufacturing * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), successfully secured several provisions in the House's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act that would steer billions of federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Golden: "Donald Trump took away federal workers' union rights. Congress must restore them." * Jared Golden : "There are more than 12,000 federal workers in Maine. I refuse to stand by while any president works to roll back the clock on their hard-won union protections." In a new op-ed, Congressman Jared Golden outlines his efforts to force a vote on the Protect America's Workforc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Huffman, McCollum, Craig, Morrison, Omar, Pingree Demand Answers on Reverse of Mineral Withdrawal in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), U.S. House Appropriati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Access to Affordable Childcare in Maine * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining legislation to lower childcare costs and address the nationwide shortage of affordable childcare. The Child Care for Working Families Act is comprehensive legislation that would put a cap on childcare costs for working families, address childcare dese more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the proposed revisions to the 2026 Nationwide Permit (NWP) 14. This permit outlines regulations for linear transportation projects, and MTA is advocating for adjustments that would allow for greater flexibility in managing wetland impacts associated with such projects. In the letter, MTA specifically requests the Corps to incorporate a 'no Pre-Constructio more ST

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McCollum, Huffman, Pingree, Craig, Omar, Morrison Demand Answers on Reverse of Mineral Withdrawal in Minnesota's Boundary Waters * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior Ranking Member C more PR