WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * As Home-Heating Season Approaches, Senators Collins, Reed, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Call for Trump Administration to Swiftly Release LIHEAP Funding * WASHINGTON, DC - With winter fast approaching, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Jack Reed (D-RI), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) are leading a bipartisan push for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) swiftly and a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Collins Celebrate House Passage of their Bill to Expand Tax Deduction to Include Early Childhood Educators * Bill Now Heads to President's Desk to be Signed Into Law Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, celebrated the House passage of their Supportin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement in support of Russia sanctions bill * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement regarding his vote in favor of HR 5334, legislation to impose sanctions against Russia until it ends its war against Ukraine: "Every barrel of Russian oil sold on the global market is funding for Vladimir Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine. Russia is successfully evading the existing sanctions imposed by the U more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve VA Hiring, Retention of High-Skilled Doctors * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), is introducing bipartisan legislation that makes it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) medical centers to hire and better retain high-skilled doctors. The bipartisan VA Salary Cap Waiver Adjustment Act would allow the VA Secr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * On Heels of Fashion Week, Pingree Champions First-Of-Its-Kind Bill to Fight Fast Fashion Pollution * Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), founder and chair of the Slow Fashion Caucus, introduced the Textile Waste Reduction Act (TWRA), a first-of-its-kind bill to address the harmful impacts of fast fashion-driven waste. Based on recommendations made in the first-ever Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on fast fashion pollutio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Congressional Democrats Call Out Trump Admin's Corrupt Offshore Wind Buyouts * Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), joined members of Congress and labor and environmental advocates in front of the U.S. Capitol to speak out against the Trump administration's continued attacks on offshore wind. Pingree joined Representatives Deborah Ross (D-N.C.), Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Secures Commitment from Surgeon General Nominee to Address Rural Health Care Deserts in Maine During Confirmation Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned Dr. Nicole Saphier, the nominee to serve as U.S. Surgeon General, about rural Americans' access to breast cancer screenings. During their exchange, Dr. Saphier c more PR