WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes to extend government funding through December 11 * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today in favor of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded until December 11, preventing the risk of a government shutdown on October 1. The CR maintains current government funding levels until December 11, with limited policy changes. The bill passed the House of Representatives in a bipartisan 370-48 vote. It previo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * House passes Golden-Lawler bill to protect Maine lobstermen from burdensome new right whale regulations until 2035 * WASHINGTON -Maine's lobstermen and the communities they support would get an extended reprieve from onerous new regulations related to the North Atlantic right whale until 2035 under a bill spearheaded by Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Mike Lawler (NY-17), which passed the House of Representatives in bipartisan 219-196 vote on Tu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Efforts to Protect Military Brain Health Making Improvements, Identifying Remaining Challenges * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), member of the Senate Armed Service Committee (SASC) and the Senate Veteran's Affairs Committee (SVAC), is continuing to push for research into the traumatic effects of blast overpressure on servicemembers during and after their time in the military. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) rel more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Sen. Collins Statement on House Passage of Continuing Resolution U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the House's passage of the continuing resolution (CR): "Today, the House passed the Continuing Resolution (CR) that, as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I worked to craft with members of both chamb more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Visits American Rheinmetall in Biddeford * Click HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos. BIDDEFORD, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks and toured the factory floor at American Rheinmetall, where she spoke with employees and company leadership. The company's Biddeford facility supports U.S. defense manufacturing and produces weapon-system components, military electronics, fire-control and visi more PR