WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 'Outrageous and Needlessly Cruel': Pingree Statement on Kennedy Center Firing Union Members * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Kennedy Center, released the following statement after the Center reportedly fired staff who are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union: The Kennedy Center's decision to fire 24 people-in clear viola more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Collins Urges State Department to Restore Gavi Funding Bipartisan letter asks Sec. Rubio to use $600 million appropriated for vaccination effort * U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Appropriations Committee, and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), with committee members Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH),  more PR