WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden pushes stronger anti-corruption rules on House earmarks * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is co-leading an effort to strengthen guardrails against Members of Congress using taxpayer-funded earmarks to increase their own net worth. Golden joined Reps. Young Kim (CA-40) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to introduce a resolution seeking to change House rules regarding Community Project Funding (CPF), a process that allows Members to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Joins Colleagues Demanding Answers from Hegseth on Human, Economic Cost of Iran War * WASHINGTON D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is calling on the Pentagon to provide basic information on the cost to American taxpayers of the Iran War. In a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth from King and several of his colleagues, the senators demand a full accounting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Stresses Importance of U.S.-China Engagement on AI's "Shared Risks" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of the White House's historic State Visit with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is underlining the crucial importance of productive engagement by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with the Chinese Government on the "shared risks" posed by artificial intelligence (AI). In a letter to Bessent, Ki more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cruz's MAPOceans Act heads to President Trump's Desk September 18, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) touted House passage of the MAPOceans Act, which he introduced in February 2025 with Senator Angus King (I-Maine). Advanced by the Senate Commerce Committee in March 2025 and passed by the Senate last September, the legis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces New Balance Contract to Produce Athletic Shoes in Maine for the U.S. Military * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that New Balance has been awarded a contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide athletic shoes for members of the U.S. military. The shoes will be produced at the New Balance Central Maine facility in Skowhegan. Under the three-year contract, DLA could purchase up  more PR