WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing today, the National Park Service (NPS), in response to a question from U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), announced that it would pursue allowing park patrons to purchase passes electronically. In early 2016, the park service plans to test the electronic passes in a pilot program, including at Maine’s Acadia National Park. The announcement follows a push from Senator King urging NPS to modernize their... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In remarks delivered on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Angus King commended his colleague and good friend, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, for casting her 6,000th consecutive roll call vote and thanked her for her unwavering dedication to the people of Maine by presenting her with a red rose, a gesture symbolic of Maine’s former Senator Margaret Chase Smith whose own streak of consecutive votes lasted 13 years and inspired Senator Collins’s ongoing effort,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine organization LearningWorks has received $1.1 million for its YouthBuild Bayside program as part of the Fiscal Year 2015 YouthBuild awards from the U.S. Department of Labor. The LearningWorks Youthbuild Bayside program received the maximum figure allowable under the terms of the grant. YouthBuild is a non-residential education program that provides classroom instruction and occupational skills... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In remarks delivered on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) blasted Congressional leaders for wasting valuable time as the government heads towards another possible shutdown and as other important domestic priorities, like fixing the Highway Trust Fund and reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, which, if not done, threatens the jobs of people in Bangor, Maine – continue to languish in Congress. Senator King’s remarks come after the Senate... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $1,100,000 in grant funding to the Brunswick Executive Airport (BXM) to rehabilitate a building formerly part of the Brunswick Naval Air Station. "Maine’s airports serve as critical links between our communities and help to propel economic... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that three museums in Maine will receive federal funding through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The Abbe Museum of Bar Harbor, Brick Store Museum of Kennebunk, and L.C. Bates Museum of Hinckley will receive $518,674 collectively. “Museums serve as a place of learning, culture, and engagement,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement, “By sustaining and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an Armed Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) called on the Obama Administration to recalibrate its strategy in countering ISIL to also ensure that Bashaar al-Assad, Syria’s brutal dictator, is removed from power. Senator King’s call for a revised strategy comes as thousands of Syrians flee into Europe to escape the country’s ongoing civil war and the brutality of the Assad regime, which is responsible for the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaking at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) this morning, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) underscored that climate change is quickly altering the Arctic environment and that the U.S. must be prepared to address the evolving dynamics in the region. In his remarks, Senator King, a co-founding chairman of the Senate Arctic Caucus, also urged the scientific community to help raise the awareness of Arctic issues in Congress by providing more... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to an announcement today by General Electric that employees at its Power and Water Plant in Bangor will lose their jobs due to the expiration of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King released the following statement: “This is exactly why we voted to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank in July. The bank provides capital for innovative export opportunities that support American manufacturing jobs,” Senators Collins and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded federal grant funding to Preble Street in Portland, the Washington Hancock Community Agency (WHCA), and Veterans Inc. in Lewiston to assist homeless and at-risk veterans in Maine. Preble Street will receive $1,683,966, WHCA will receive $290,000 and Veterans Inc., based in Massachusetts, will receive $2,000,000 to disburse throughout its locations in... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that the Reverend Mike Seavey, pastor and administrator of the Portland Peninsula and Island Parishes, will be his guest at Pope Francis’s address to a joint meeting of Congress next Thursday, September 24th. As Senator King’s guest, Father Seavey will sit in the gallery of the House of Representatives during the Pope’s historic address. “I have known Father Seavey for more than 40 years and have... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the 10th U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced the locations of the Maine collection sites. Click HERE for locations. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. In the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a total of $5,497,670 in grant funding to several Maine initiatives aimed at improving Head Start programs as well as mental health and addiction services. The funding includes awards for the Waldo Community Action Partners and the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – Following a push from U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and several of his colleagues, the Obama Administration announced today that the U.S. Department of Education will begin using prior-prior year data for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the next academic year. In June, Senator King signed on to a letter to the Department of Education urging the change, which will simplify the FAFSA process for students and their families, and legislation he... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded grant funding totaling more than $1.5 million for Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems in Brewer, and Bates College in Lewiston. “Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems is a leader in providing Mainers with high-quality rural care,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “This funding will help to build upon that success and... Continue Reading »
NEWINGTON, N.H. – Following tours of manufacturing companies in Maine and New Hampshire, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) declared today that the best days are ahead for New England’s manufacturing industry. Senators King and Ayotte, who frequently work together in of support Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY), today toured Pratt & Whitney’s facility in North Berwick, Maine, which specializes in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a total of $2.25 million in grant funding to several Maine health coalitions and local governments to prevent youth substance abuse and foster drug-free communities in Maine. Of that funding, $1,125,000 will be allocated for nine new grant awards while the remaining funding will be allocated to nine projects in the state that have previously... Continue Reading »
BIDDEFORD, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement on the 14th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: “On this day fourteen years ago, our nation was shaken to its core by vicious terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 of our fellow citizens. I can still vividly remember being in the Governor’s office that morning, and it felt almost as if the entire world was falling along with those towers. And for... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, today cast his vote in support of the Iran nuclear agreement. Prior to the vote, Senator King spoke on the Senate floor in support of the agreement, which was reached by the United States, our P5+1 partners, Iran, and the European Union to limit Iran’s nuclear program: “The analysis cannot be strictly of the agreement itself within its four corners, but... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Bruce Poliquin urged Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to quickly approve a petition for much needed Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for the 300 workers at Verso Paper Corporation in Jay, Maine, who are expected to lose their jobs due in large measure to foreign competition. Below is the full text of their letter to Secretary Perez: September 9, 2015 The Honorable Thomas Perez... Continue Reading »
