WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King is introducing legislation to save taxpayers money on the drugs Medicare purchases for older Maine people by expanding Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices. Last year, Senator King worked to pass the Inflation Reduction Act that empowered Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices for the first time. The Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, would allow the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)... Continue Reading »
Click HERE and HERE for high-resolution photos. Click HERE and HERE to download. Bath, ME – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King hosted Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Michael Gilday at Bath Iron Works (BIW) to tour the shipyard’s manufacturing areas and training facilities and meet with workers. The visit included tours of several manufacturing areas, the main shipyard, and the kitting terminal. Additionally, Admiral Gilday with... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Maine small businesses struggling to find workers for the upcoming summer tourism season, U.S. Senator Angus King is pressing the Biden Administration to speed up the certificate process needed for employers to hire temporary foreign workers. In a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, King emphasizes the urgent need for Maine businesses to hire seasonal workers through the H-2B program, highlights inefficiencies in the current certification process, and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced bicameral legislation to help people in rural Maine communities have continued, reliable access to mental health care. The Compacts, Access, and Responsible Expansion (CARE) for Mental Health Professionals Act would incentivize interstate medical health provider networks with federally-funded grant opportunities. Interstate networks allow providers to practice across multiple... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the abortion drug, Mifepristone, will remain available while the case is heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, was reviewed for emergency action by the Supreme Court after a federal judge in Texas suspended the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Mifepristone because of illegitimate safety... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding Maine $5,108,413 to support coastal communities and address impacts of climate change. This funding comes from NOAA’s Climate Ready Coasts Initiative and is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. “Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it’s at our... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) – the Chairman and Ranking Member of the National Parks Subcommittee, respectively – marking this upcoming week of April 22 through April 30, 2023 as National Park Week. The resolution, supported on a bipartisan basis with 59 Senate co-sponsors, seeks to boost awareness of the value and availability of recreational areas,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Angus King today laid out his goals for achieving a clean energy future. In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, King questioned Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on her support for permitting reform measures and alternative energy technologies. King began by emphasizing the need for permitting reform, and asking the Secretary if she agrees reforms are a priority. “If we're going to achieve a green energy future, we have... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that The Jackson Laboratory is receiving $1,283,324 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for two innovative research projects aimed at improving human health. One project will examine the relationship between exercise and cognitive function among the aging population and the other will study ways to improve regeneration of damaged human tissue. “The scientists at The Jackson Laboratory are conducting impressive... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), are introducing a bicameral bill that could expand America’s clean energy portfolio by researching the potential of floating solar panels. The POWER our Reservoirs (Protect our Waters and Expand Renewables on our Reservoirs) Act would study and pilot floating solar technologies that could grow renewable energy production and reduce water evaporation in... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King today urged the U.S. Forest Service to commit the necessary funds to maintenance in the upcoming budget to prevent a catastrophic backlog. In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, King spoke with Budget Director of the Forest Service, Mark Lichtenstein, and stressed that the agency cannot continue underfunding maintenance, expecting the government to provide another bailout in the future like the Great American... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Angus King has joined lawmakers urging the Biden Administration to reduce red tape and delays facing the 35,000 low-income Maine seniors, and people with disabilities, who are eligible for food assistance. In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas J. Vilsak and Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi, the Senators call for “seamless” access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Senator Angus King and 252 other Members of Congress have written to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Biden administration’s appeal of a federal district court ruling in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, that suspends the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) more than 20-year-old approval of mifepristone – a safe and effective medication widely used in abortion care and miscarriage management for... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Office of Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement from Senator King and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), co-chairs of the Arctic Caucus, celebrating Finland’s accession into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In May 2022, the Senators supported a bipartisan resolution and expressed their support for both Finland’s and Sweden’s accession into NATO. “As Putin wages a bloody, illegal war to gain... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. - As America regains its economic footing while recovering from the pandemic, the Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced that Senator King joined a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging continued access to and affordability of at-home testing. In the letter, King and his colleagues urge HHS to continue providing Medicare coverage for rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests after the public health emergency expires on May... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will receive $564,939 to support conservation and stewardship for vulnerable and at-risk Maine species. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program and will go towards Maine’s Wildlife Action Plan that works to evaluate the health of wildlife populations and identify opportunities... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Angus King asked a top Pentagon official about the Army’s current efforts to assist servicemembers with the transition from active duty to veteran status. In a conversation with General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the Army, the Senator pushed for closer coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that servicemembers are prepared for the next chapter in their lives... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today celebrated the Senate unanimously passing bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored that would increase benefits for 30,000 Maine veterans and their families. As Maine people continue to struggle with rising costs, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2023 would give the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) disabled veteran compensation,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to strengthen financial support for military families who lost loved ones in service to our country. The Caring for Survivors Act of 2023 will adjust monthly benefits for these families, bringing the payments in line with other federal programs. The Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)—the rate of compensation paid to survivors of... Continue Reading »
Watch the interview HERE or download broadcast quality HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of National Vietnam War Veterans Day, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs (SVAC) and Armed Services Committees (SASC), released his latest episode of “Answering the Call: Maine’s Veteran Voices.” In the 10th interview of the series, produced in partnership with the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, Senator King sat... Continue Reading »
