WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 'Why are we here?' | Ranking Member Pingree Slams Sham Appropriations Process as Republicans Allow Trump to Usurp Power of the Purse * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, spoke out against Republicans' funding bill for the 2026 fiscal year during the Appropriations Committee's markup today. In her opening remarks, Pingree ca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Fight Against Republican Funding Bill that Raises Utility Bills and Energy Prices, Slashes Resources for the Arts and National Parks * During today's House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats shined a light on how Republicans drafted yet another funding bill that makes the cost-of-living crisis worse. Their bill r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden pushes for extension of moratorium on right whale, lobster regulations until 2035 * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is urging the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) to protect Maine's lobstermen from new regulations related to the protection of the North Atlantic right whale until 2035. Golden worked with the Maine delegation and Governor Janet Mills to enact a moratorium more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Cosponsors Bill to Prohibit Sharing of Personal Data of DACA Program Applicants with Immigration Officials * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) has joined legislation to prohibit the sharing of sensitive personal data, like taxpayer and health information, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act would provide a statutory guarantee to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King to Africa Command Nominee: "We're Taking Our Eye off the Terrorism Ball" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) questioned a Trump Administration nominee about his thoughts on the current role of ISIS, Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups within the African region. In his exchange with Air Force Lieutenant General more PR