WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Senate blocked a resolution from Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to close loopholes in the tax code for large corporations and private equity companies. The Senators’ Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution would have reversed a recent regulatory change that has resulted in $10 billion tax break primarily benefiting some of America’s most profitable companies. The CRA comes on the heels of numerous calculated decisions by the Administration to... Continue Reading »
To find b-roll from the delegation trip, click here WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Co-Chairs of the U.S. Senate Arctic Caucus, led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation mission to Greenland this past weekend to reinforce relations and respect with the people of the Arctic nation. The trip comes as the American administration has threatened to annex, buy or otherwise take over the island nation. Together with Arctic Caucus and national security... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement on the latest congressional efforts to curtail Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in Maine and across the country: “After what we saw from ICE in cities across the country, there is no doubt that Congress must act to implement guardrails to prevent further harm to the American people. Therefore, the essence of the Democrats’ proposal is simply to subject ICE to the same standards of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Barrasso (R-WY) today announced that their bill to improve national park safety has passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unanimously. Their Making National Parks Safer Act would equip National Park Service (NPS) 911 call centers with Next Generation 911 (NG911) technology, strengthening emergency response capabilities, supporting dispatch center operations, and enabling responders to receive text messages,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, emphasized the global potential of nuclear proliferation as the United States defense posture pivots to prioritize cost-sharing among allies, and with it the likelihood of nuclear weapons development by allies. More specifically, in a hearing of the wider Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King spoke with former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) today announced they have secured as many as 64,716 additional H-2B visas to support small seasonal businesses in Maine, South Dakota and across the country. In a joint announcement from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the Secretaries have confirmed the release of supplemental H-2B visas for fiscal year 2026. The Senators requested the visas in a... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is cosponsoring legislation to reduce the barriers to sustainable organic farming practices. The Opportunities in Organic Act would reduce the high costs associated with establishing and maintaining an organic farm by addressing high certification costs and improving technical assistance from existing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Organic agriculture has a wide array of environmental and health benefits, including... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today released a statement following his vote against a government spending package that included renewed funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The package failed in a bipartisan vote, 45-55, when it needed to reach 60 votes to advance. The entire Senate Minority voted against the package along with U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ashley... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) secured agreement from a White House nominee on his national cybersecurity posture. In his questioning of United States Army Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, nominee to be Director of the National Security Agency, Senator King asked about the importance of establishing and communicating an effective cybersecurity deterrence policy. Deterrence policies are those where... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), is still pressing the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) for complete information on the VA’s controversial plan to cancel contracts that provide a wide range of services that help the VA fulfill their mission to care for America’s former servicemembers. In a recent SVAC hearing on Capitol Hill, King pressed VA Secretary Doug Collins to release the VA contracts that were... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced bipartisan legislation to accelerate and reform the permitting process for hydropower and marine energy projects. The Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act would better tap hydropower’s full potential by reducing administrative burdens on project developers and making federal decision-making on licensing more... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in an interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS’s Face the Nation, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) shared his thoughts on the ongoing ICE operations across the United States, as well as a possible path forward for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) government funding bill: Senator King began the interview by talking about the overreaching actions of DHS within American cities. “The question is not should we enforce the law, or should we be trying to expel dangerous... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement amidst President Trump’s current range of threats to constitutional norms: “President Trump’s recent actions—sending armed and masked ICE agents into our cities, including here in Maine, threatening peaceful protesters with a military response, insisting on taking control of Greenland with no rational basis for doing so, alienating our allies with unjustified and illegal tariffs, and weaponizing the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) and the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined several of his Senate colleagues in demanding answers from the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding its recent efforts to politicize the independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the Senators raise concerns over recent reporting that Stars and Stripes job applicants have been asked to... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) joined his Senate colleagues in a push to protect the timely delivery of United States Postal Service (USPS) mail across the nation. In a letter to USPS Postmaster General David Steiner, the Senators asked about his recent decision to change its practices with a rule that “the postmark date does not inherently or necessarily align with the date on which the Postal Service first accepted possession of the mail piece.” Due to recent Postal... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator Angus King (I-ME), laid out his concerns over the Trump Administration’s larger strategic goals following military actions in Venezuela, as well as the general lack of clarity in U.S. cyber defense capabilities. During his opening remarks, he pressed Lt. General Francis L. Donovan, nominee to lead U.S. Southern Command, on the existing U.S. military presence off the coast of Venezuela and the purpose of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator King (I-ME) released the following statement in response to growing concerns of imminent federal law enforcement activity in Maine: “Like many in Maine, I have begun to hear rumors of imminent federal law enforcement activities coming to our state. Given the videos and headlines we have seen from operations conducted in other states – many of them reckless, heartless, and irreversibly destructive – I share the same worries many of you have. “Maine believes... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), co-chairs of the United States Senate Arctic Caucus, hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Denmark to emphasize the importance of deescalating tensions following recent comments from the executive administration about acquiring Greenland. Attendees of the meeting included Ambassador of Denmark to The United States, Jesper Møller Sørensen; Greenlandic Minister of Foreign Affairs and Research, Ms. Vivian... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) and U.S. Representative Chris Deluzio (D-PA17) have introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help veterans better understand the benefits and services available to them through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Thomas M. Conway Veterans Access to Resources in the Workplace Act would require employers with more than 50 employees to post a flyer in a visible location at their businesses outlining the benefits veterans are entitled... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement following the federal law enforcement shooting in Minnesota: “Senator King has watched the video footage from Minnesota extensively. Based on this footage, he sees no clear evidence of threats or potential harm to the officer in question. That said, Senator King is a staunch advocate of due process and believes that a full, impartial investigation should take place to determine the facts of... Continue Reading »
