WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * $6 Million for Maine After-School and Child Care Programs 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 $6,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine after-school programs and child care in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden introduces permitting reform bill with Natural Resources Committee Chairman Westerman * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today introduced the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, a bill to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline the permitting process and return the law to its intended purpose as a procedural statut more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Heinrich, Miller-Meeks, Pingree Reintroduce Bill to Explore Agricultural, Environmental Benefits of Biochar * WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), reintroduced legislation to study the effectiveness of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Criticizes VA Nominee for Harmful "Ready, Fire, Aim" Contract Terminations * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), questioned a Trump Administration nominee about the reckless approach it's taking to contract and staff reductions at the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). In his exchange with John Bartrum, Nominee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Presses Navy Nominee for Certainty on Shipbuilding, Defense Contracts * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today pressed the U.S. Navy for a firmer commitment to long-term shipbuilding plans at shipyards like Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard - plans that would give Maine communities and defense contractors greater predictability. In a hearing of the Senate Armed S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Trespassing on Sensitive Government Property * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), have introduced legislation to better ensure access to U.S. Intelligence Community property is only available to authorized personnel. The bipartisan  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Colleagues Send Letter to OMB Advocating for Release of Critical NIH Research Funding * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) and 12 of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating for the disbursemen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Westerman and Golden Introduce Bipartisan Permitting Reform Legislation Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) introduced the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. "America's model of successful environmental stewardsh more PR