BRIDGTON, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today convened a conversation with health care experts and providers at Bridgton Hospital where they discussed the harmful impacts that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have on rural hospitals across Maine and the people they serve. During the discussion, Senator King heard from hospital leadership that a repeal of the landmark health care law would leave a substantial amount of their patients without health insurance, which would... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the announcement that Our Katahdin has purchased the former Great Northern Paper Mill site, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Bruce Poliquin released the following statement: “This is outstanding news for Millinocket and for the entire Katahdin region,” Senators Collins and King and Congressman Poliquin said in a joint statement. “The purchase of the former mill will help relieve the town of a burden that it... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) pressed Representative Mike Pompeo, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, telling him that his “primary role is to speak truth to the highest levels of power in this country.” “The great foreign policy mistakes of my lifetime – Vietnam, the Bay of Pigs, and Iraq – all were based in one way or another... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement tonight after the U.S. Senate voted to advance a budget resolution aimed at repealing the Affordable Care Act: “The Senate has made a serious mistake tonight. The repeal of the Affordable Care Act, without a credible replacement, will have disastrous consequences for tens of thousands of people in Maine and millions more across the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the U.S. Senate failed to pass an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) that would have protected access to affordable health insurance for people in Maine who work in higher risk, and more often than not, rural jobs, such as forestry, farming, fishing, or public safety. Senator King released the following statement after the vote: “This is a disappointing blow to people... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), along with several of his colleagues, today announced research by Harvard and New York University that shows repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cut $5.5 billion per year from the fight against the opioid epidemic. The removal of this critical funding would lead to increased deaths, homelessness and incarcerations and would adversely affect states with opioid challenges, like Maine. The research shows that nearly 8,000 people... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wielding the personal stories of people from across Maine who have been helped by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some in lifesaving ways, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today took to the Senate floor to defend the landmark health care law and urge his colleagues to discuss meaningful improvements before trying to fast-tracking its repeal. In his remarks, Senator King shared with his colleagues in the Senate the stories of six Mainers – from Smithfield, Hampden,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today offered five amendments to legislation currently under consideration by the Senate that would preserve critical facets of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and that would protect health insurance and vital programs to serve people across Maine. The budget resolution under consideration by the Senate is being used as a vehicle to advance repeal of the Affordable Care Act, a move which Senator King has opposed throughout his tenure in... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today on civilian control of the military, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced his support for a carefully-crafted provision that would grant a one-time exception to allow retired General James Mattis to serve as Secretary of Defense. Under current law, a former member of the military must be out of active duty military service for at least seven years in order to serve as the Secretary of Defense. That measure was... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, late last night during the debate surrounding the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) took to the Senate floor to share his personal story of how having health insurance saved his life. In his remarks, Senator King emphasized how having health insurance can mean the difference between life and death, as it did for him when he was a young Senate staffer forty-three years ago. “It has haunted me since... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today renewed their push to protect critical U.S. energy infrastructure from potentially catastrophic cyber-attacks by reintroducing the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. The legislation would examine solutions to defend the U.S. energy grid using a “retro” approach that has shown promise as a safeguard against cyber-attacks by replacing key... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President-elect Donald Trump considers a 100-day hiring freeze for civilian federal employees, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) today urged him not to include critical personnel from the Department of Veterans Affairs who work to provide care and support to veterans in Maine and across the nation. In a letter sent to the President-elect today, the Senators wrote that the hiring freeze could leave critical positions at Vets Centers in... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Eastern Maine Development Corporation $200,000 to support a development and implementation strategy in Bucksport for the former Verso Paper Mill project area. The funding is awarded through the Brownfield Area-Wide Planning program which aims to engage communities to help clean-up old sites for economic development initiatives. “The... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that he has cosponsored an amendment that would stop efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and strip health care away from tens of millions of Americans, including more than 75,000 in Maine. The amendment, which was offered by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and cosponsored by Senator King, would prevent the Senate from considering fast-track legislation that increases health insurance... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today joined with eight of his colleagues to reintroduce the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, legislation that would lower prescription drug prices for seniors by allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs. Current law only allows for bargaining by private plan sponsors and bans Medicare from doing so. This legislation would help cut costs for nearly 41 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D and... Continue Reading »
***Note to Assignment Editors and News Directors: Click HERE to watch Senator King’s remarks and HERE to download broadcast-quality video*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today on foreign cyber threats to the United States, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) continued his push for transparency surrounding Russia’s interference in the U.S. election to help guard against future intrusions. Senator King has been a strong proponent of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) was presented with the Navy’s highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his commitment to the Navy, Marine Corps and Department of the Navy as a whole. In presenting the award to Senator King, Rear Admiral Craig Faller, the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs, cited Senator King’s dedicated work on the Senate Armed Services, Intelligence, and Budget Committees to support... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Penobscot Indian Nation, and the Passamaquoddy Tribe received a total of $807,217 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG). “Indian Housing Block Grants offer crucial assistance to tribal communities working to maintain and improve the availability of affordable... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that two Maine organizations will receive a total of $2,559,275 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Midcoast Maine Community Action will receive $1,331,706, and Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care will receive $1,227,569. “Head Start programs offer invaluable educational opportunities to young children and their families,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today joined a group of moderate members of the Democratic caucus in urging Republican Congressional leadership to discuss meaningful improvements to the Affordable Care Act before rushing to fast-track a repeal of the health care law that could strip 30 million Americans – including more than 75,000 in Maine – of health insurance. In a letter sent to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Health Education Labor & Pensions... Continue Reading »
