WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood and Congresswoman Pettersen Introduce Landmark Bill to Expand Housing Supply * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (R-NE) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced the "Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act." "Housing affordability is a major concern for communities nationwide. As Chairman of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, I have remai more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden, Collins introduce bipartisan legislation to create disaster relief fund for loggers * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief Act, which would establish a new program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support loggers who have lost income due to natural dis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King to Witness: Electric Bills in Maine are Rising, Storage and Transmission Solutions Should Be Pursued * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, Senator Angus King (I-ME) spoke about the rising costs of electric bills in Maine and the path forward to address these rising costs via transmission upgrades and battery storage for renewable energ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling on U.S. Senate to Ratify Global Ocean Governing Agreement * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), co-chair of the Senate Arctic Caucus, has introduced a bipartisan resolution urging the U.S. Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). UNCLOS, which has been ratified by 170 parties, defines th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner, Pingree, Amo Secure Funding for Ocean Weather Data * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Gabe Amo (RI-01), and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) today applauded the restoration of funding for the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The lawmakers led a bipartisan coalition of over 40 members of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * New Bedford, Massachusetts Fugitive Collared by U.S. Marshals in Bangor, Maine * Portland, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Maine, announce the arrest of Jameel T. Clark White, in Bangor, Maine. Clark-White was sought on multiple warrants for drug possession, possession of machine gun, x3 counts of possession large capacity firearm, carrying loaded firearm without a license more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * PASSED: Sen. Moran's Legislation to Prohibit VA Senior Executives from Exploiting PACT Act Bonuses The bill now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - to prohibit PACT Act Critical Skill I more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts, King Introduce the CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Coordinating and Aligning Records to Improve and Normalize Governance (CARING) for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025. The CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025 would require the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Intelligence Authorization Bill Advances with Key Provisions Authored by Senator Collins * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, announced that the Committee advanced the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 by a 15-2 vote. The bill authorizes funding, provides legal authorities, and enhances congressiona more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Senate Votes to Advance FY 2026 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor ahead of the Senate's 90-8 procedural vote to advance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $20.5 Million for Economic Development Projects Across Maine * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King announced that 29 Maine organizations will receive a total of $20,588,173 to support important development projects. The funding comes from the Northern Border Regional Commission's (NBR more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $20.5 Million for Economic Development Projects Across Maine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King announced that 29 Maine organizations will receive a total of $20,588,173 to support important development projects. The funding comes from the Northern Border Regional Commission's (NB more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on July 23, 2025: * * * Sens. Moran, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Deliver Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) - chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today introduced legislation to make certain the rate of disability compensation and other financial benefits fr more PR