WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * "The More Nuclear States, the More Nuclear Materials" Senator King Warns as U.S. Stance Moves Towards Burden Sharing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, emphasized the global potential of nuclear proliferation as the United States defense posture pivots to prioritize cost-sharing among allies, and with i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Defense Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. The legislation, which passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 71 to 29, provides U.S. military s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. The legislation, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. The legislation, whic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 National Security, Department of State Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act by a vote of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Rounds Secure Additional H-2B Visas to Support Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) today announced they have secured as many as 64,716 additional H-2B visas to support small seasonal businesses in Maine, South Dakota and across the country. In a joint announcement from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Department more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump Is Shuttering the Kennedy Center to Cover Up His Own Failure * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Kennedy Center, released the following statement after Trump announced a multi-year closure of the Kennedy Center: President Trump's decision to close the John F. Kennedy Center for the Perfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Congress Passing Five-Bill Appropriations Package The legislative package now heads to the President to be signed into law * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement following the U.S. House of Representatives' vote of 217 to 214 to approv more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Senate Passage of Five-Bill FY26 Funding Package Senate approved the five-bill package by a strong bipartisan margin of 71 to 29, package now heads back to the House of Representatives for final passage * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after th more PR