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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for 2026-06-03 ( 5 items )  
King, Colleagues Secure Probe into Flawed, Misleading Tax Filing Program (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Secure Probe into Flawed, Misleading Tax Filing Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. -After urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate a probe into the Free File program, a current partnership between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and private tax preparation companies, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), secured confirmatio more PR

Senator Collins Urges Sec. Mullin to Consider H-1B, H2-B Visa Exceptions (10)
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * Senator Collins Urges Sec. Mullin to Consider H-1B, H2-B Visa Exceptions Stresses Maine faces shortage of qualified medical, seasonal workers - At a hearing to review the 2027 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee pushed Secretary Markwayne Mullin t more PR

Senator Collins' Statement on the Accelerated Delivery of Bath-Built Future USS Patrick Gallagher (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on the Accelerated Delivery of Bath-Built Future USS Patrick Gallagher * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Navy's acceptance of the future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127) from Bath Iron Works more than two months ahead of schedule following exceptional sea trials. "T more PR

Senators Collins, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Job Corps, U.S. Shipbuilding Workforce Pipeline (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Reed Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Job Corps, U.S. Shipbuilding Workforce Pipeline * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over the next decade, the maritime industrial base will need an estimated 100,000 skilled workers to build the high-tech ships and submarines our nation requires. To address this challenge and revitalize the nation's defense and maritime industrial bases, U.S. Senators more PR

Welch Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Vermont's Organic Farmers and Producers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Vermont's Organic Farmers and Producers * Legislation would make permanent the USDA grant program that helps organic food producers grow their businesses to meet rising market demand WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined the Domestic Organic Investment Act, bipartisan legislation led more PR