CARIBOU, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today joined Maine veterans and members of the community for a service at the Northern Maine Veterans’ Ceremony in Caribou to honor the men and women who have served in defense of the United States. Senator King provided keynote remarks and participated in the wreath laying ceremony at the cemetery. "Maine has a long and storied history of military service. During the Civil War,... Continue Reading »
INDIAN ISLAND, ME – In advance of Veterans Day, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today presented Charles Norman Shay with a flag flown over the United States Capitol. Mr. Shay is a Penobscot Tribal Elder and a veteran of World War II who served as a medic during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Prior to presenting the flag to Mr. Shay, Senator King participated in the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the Maine Troop Greeters Museum at Bangor International Airport. The museum celebrates... Continue Reading »
BANGOR, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that he sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to request an extension of the 2018 Affordable Care Act open enrollment period for Maine. The request comes following a severe storm caused more than 400,000 people in Maine to lose power as the shortened open enrollment period began. “As you may know, a severe storm with hurricane-force winds recently hit Maine causing historic,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced support for two pieces of legislation that would protect veterans credit ratings and educational opportunities respectively. The Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), would protect the credit ratings of veterans wrongly penalized by medical bill payment delays by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Military and Veterans... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the House-Senate conference committee’s bicameral agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 included key victories for Maine. Senator King served on the conference committee that reconciled the differences between the Senate’s version, which passed by a vote of 89-8, and version advanced by the House of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) today announced they have introduced Senate legislation that would help address the concerns of communities near Acadia National Park (ANP) about boundary issues and the use of intertidal zones by harvesters of clams and worms. The bill reflects feedback from the local community on the legislation introduced in January by Senators Collins and King and Representatives Bruce Poliquin and Chellie Pingree. A... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced his support for three pieces of bipartisan legislation that would improve rural health care and support rural hospitals in Maine and across the country. Senator King’s announcement follows nearly a year of outreach to hospital administrators and health professionals throughout Maine’s rural communities to learn about the impact a repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have on rural health options and to... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) this week joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues to write to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies urging the Subcommittee to defund the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) reinstated expansion of civil asset forfeiture practices. In the letter, the Senators submit that expanding equitable sharing and adoptive seizures of property violate due process protections for American... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) yesterday joined a group of his colleagues to write to the Senate Finance Committee urging its leadership to protect tax incentives for American workers saving for retirement, and reject changes to the tax system that would harm existing incentives. The letter comes as the Senate majority is poised to release tax reform legislation this week. “Tax reform should be about strengthening the financial security of low-income and middle... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Pat Roberts (R-KS), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) as part of a bipartisan group of thirty-nine senators in a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure its commitment to affordable and reliable broadband for consumers in hardest to reach communities across rural America. “A lack of resources to meet our [shared national broadband] goals is... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced that he led a letter to President Donald Trump with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of 19 senators, calling on the President to support additional funding necessary to combat the opioid epidemic. “We appreciate your formal declaration that the opioid epidemic is a National Public Health Emergency. While this is a positive step forward, more action must be taken in order to... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced today the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families has awarded the York County Community Action Corporation $1,308,121 for their Head Start and Early Head Start projects. “Head Start gives young children and families in Maine the tools they need to succeed,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “By... Continue Reading »
LEWISTON, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today continued his open enrollment information tour during a press conference at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston to provide information to Maine citizens about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period, which began on November 1st and ends on December 15th. The press conference featured health care professionals and advocates, application assisters, and health care providers and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $1,579,000 loan to Fox Islands Electric Cooperative through USDA Rural Development’s Electric Program to support the communities on Vinalhaven and North Haven. Fox Islands Electric Cooperative will use the funds to improve five miles of electric line and make other system improvements. Fox Islands Electric Cooperative is a utility cooperative that... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined 21 of his colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling on them to protect the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) and ensure it is not used to offset the costs of reauthorizing important bipartisan health initiatives. The U.S. House of Representatives has proposed cutting 75 percent of the Prevention and Public Health Fund as part of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today questioned representatives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google about the Russian government’s use of social media platforms to interfere in the 2016 election and the committee’s ongoing investigation. During his questioning, Senator King underscored both the responsibility of social media companies to create clear guidelines to mitigate malign activity on their... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement submitted to the Congressional Record last week, U.S. Senator Angus King paid tribute to the life of Richard Dudman, a career journalist and dedicated community member in the Ellsworth region. Dudman is perhaps best known for his work Forty Days with the Enemy which chronicles the time he spent in the captivity of Viet Cong-aligned guerillas while on assignment for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Dudman passed away this... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released the October edition of his podcast, Inside Maine with Senator Angus King. In this special Halloween edition, Senator King speaks with Sally Lobkowicz, also known as the “Lady in the Red Cloak,” about her haunted history tours in Midcoast Maine and the way Maine’s history can help build community and drive tourism. Senator King then speaks to Tom and Andy Wilbur, the father-son duo behind Wilbur’s... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) today wrote to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) urging it to reconsider its proposed strategies to address the maintenance backlog in the National Park System. The letter follows an announcement this week from the DOI that it is proposing to increase fees at 17 highly-visited national parks – including Acadia National Park – during peak seasons to help offset the backlog. The proposal... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that this week, they joined a group of bipartisan colleagues and sent a letter to the International Trade Commission (ITC) in support of a petition by the Coalition for the Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood. In the letter, the Senators voice their support for an affirmative decision in an ongoing antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) case against Chinese hardwood plywood... Continue Reading »
