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Maine, Mississippi Delegations Lead Bipartisan Call for Robust Shipbuilding Budget, Larger Navy Fleet
Members of Maine’s and Mississippi’s congressional delegations today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks urging them to provide unequivocal support to the long-standing and congressionally mandated requirement for a larger Navy fleet.…
Golden, Bost Introduce Legislation to Help Combat Rural Teacher Shortages
The bipartisan legislation helps address teacher shortages in rural schools by requiring the U.S. Department of Education to increase the share of Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant funding for rural areas so that it is equal to the percentage of K-12 students living in a rural area.…
King-Backed Provision to Support Restaurants Included in American Rescue Plan
Today, U.S. Senator Angus King is applauding the American Rescue Plan’s inclusion of a $28.6 billion fund specifically designed to support restaurants struggling due to the pandemic.…
Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group in Introducing Bill to Prevent Suicide, Support Mental Health for Health Care Workers Amid COVID-19
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan group in introducing the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act.…
Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $3.6 Million for Ocean Renewable Power Company in Portland
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) in Portland has been awarded a total of $3,615,260 to build, test, and operate a modular current energy converter to improve the next generation of river-powered turbines.…
Golden Statement on Votes Against House Firearm Legislation
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement following his votes against two firearms bills in the House, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446:…
Golden Statement on Votes Against House Firearm Legislation
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement following his votes against two firearms bills in the House, H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446:…
Golden Statement on Vote Against Nearly $1.9 Trillion Legislative Package
After voting against the $1.9 trillion legislative package to address the coronavirus pandemic last month, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) will once again vote against the legislation after it was amended by the Senate.…
House Passes Sweeping, Bipartisan Labor Rights Overhaul Following Golden-led Push for Vote
The PRO Act empowers workers by strengthening protections against employer retaliation and ensuring they can join together to form unions and collectively bargain for higher pay, better benefits, and safer workplaces.…
Golden Pushes New Energy Secretary for Review of NECEC Presidential Permit
Golden cites inadequate NEPA review, lack of public input on DOE process to call for Biden administration review of the permit…
Hudson to see amended election results after discovering absentee ballots omission
AUGUSTA — A discrepancy in the election results reporting for the Town of Hudson will be corrected Monday under authorization from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.…
Chinese Think Tank Ranks Gov. Janet Mills as one of few “Friendly” to China
Axios is reporting that Maine Governor Janet Mills is one of a minority of United States Governors that are “friendly” to China, according to a report written by the Chinese think tank D&C Think.…
Maine Becomes the First State to Officially Register the People’s Party
The People’s Party is on the move! It officially registered as a state party in Maine today, where in order to get on the ballot for the 2022 midterms, it had to register in December of this year. Organizers filed on the morning of the first day of the filing window.…
Senator Collins Announces More Than $6.6 Million to Support Affordable Housing Efforts in Maine Amid COVID-19
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the State of Maine has received a total of $6,678,216 in the third installment of funding to support affordable housing, assistance to businesses and bolster COVID-19 prevention and response efforts throughout the state. This funding, awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), was allocated through a section of the CARES Act that Senator Collins co-authored directing $48.5 billion to support housing and transportation programs.…
Collins Leads Bipartisan Group in Urging USDA to Provide COVID-19 Financial Relief for Loggers, Timber Haulers
In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Senator Susan Collins led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging the USDA to provide financial assistance to American loggers and log haulers who have been experiencing serious financial strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was also signed by Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Cornyn (R-TX), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA).
Sen. Susan Collins: “Loggers and log haulers are critical to America’s forest products industry – which is a top-10 manufacturing industry in 45 U.S. states. Our nation’s loggers and haulers harvest and transport the raw material that supports over $283 billion in value-added wood and paper products – with a supply chain that includes nearly one million Americans earning over $54 billion in combined payroll,”
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Governor Mills Signs Curtailment Order to Maintain Budget Stability Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Governors of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont Call on President Trump to Reverse U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Aluminum
In a letter sent to the President Tuesday (PDF), the governors highlighted the longstanding bilateral trade relationship between New England and Canada, which was strengthened by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that went into effect this summer. About half of all trade for Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine companies is conducted with Canada.…