WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King welcomed the announcement that Argo Marketing of Maine and iYogi of India have partnered to set up a global service delivery center in Lewiston. This partnership between the world’s largest independent consumer tech support brand and the Maine marketing company is expected to bring a significant number of jobs to the area. “This welcome partnership between Maine’s Argo Marketing and India’s... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Bruce Poliquin today announced that the United States Department of the Army will grant $25,000,000 to be shared by four companies and contractors in New England, including Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor. “Throughout the years, Jackson Laboratory has depended on important investments like this one to conduct their life-saving research,” said Senators Collins, and King and Congressman Poliquin.... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that $671,957 from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been awarded for the expansion of the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Springvale. With the closest National Veterans Cemetery approximately 154 miles away in Bourne, MA and the closest Maine State Veterans Cemetery nearly 89 miles away in Augusta, this grant is critical to providing continued service for the nearly 40,000 Veterans and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $392,463 to Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory to support innovative research for the treatment of several diseases including heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. “The researchers at MDI Biological Laboratory are working tirelessly to expand our understanding of diseases and strategies to advance... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Bruce Poliquin today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will award the Mapleton Fire Department $38,334 and Lovell Volunteer Fire Department $16,472 as part of the Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG). “Our communities in Mapleton and Central Lovell depend on local firefighters to keep them safe,” said Senators Collins, and King and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Northern Maine Veterans’ Cemetery in Caribou will receive $861,232 from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). With the closest National Veterans’ Cemetery more than 450 miles away in Bourne, MA and the closest State Veterans’ Cemetery nearly 250 miles away in Augusta, this grant is critical to providing continued service for 7,795 Veterans and their families in Northern Maine. ... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that The Opportunity Alliance in Portland will be receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Administration for Children and Families totaling $2,949,484 to continue area Head Start programs. "Maine is fortunate to have many community development organizations that provide stepping-stones to greater educational opportunities," Senators Collins and King said. "This... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today congratulated Lisa McLellan and William O'Brien for recently receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). McLellan, a teacher at Windham High School in Windham, and O’Brien, a teacher at Camden Hills Regional High School in Camden, will each receive an award signed by President Obama and a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation. “America’s... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Bates College, in partnership with the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership, will receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant totaling $24,952 to help coordinate research and training being done at a network of field stations in the Gulf of Maine. “As the environmental and economic impacts of warming waters and sea level rise continue to ripple through Maine’s coastal... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has awarded the Maine Department of Labor over $1 million in grant funding as part of USDOL’s Workforce Data Quality Initiative. “The Workforce Data Quality Initiative helps government agencies conduct research and analysis by increasing access to high-quality data,” said Senators Collins and King in a joint statement. “This funding builds on the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, released the following statement today in response to an announcement by the State Department that the United States and its P5+1 partners will extend its nuclear negotiations with Iran until July 7th: “Senator King has long said that a negotiated agreement to ensure that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon capability is preferable to the... Continue Reading »
BOSTON, MA – Today, on behalf of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Senator King’s wife, Mary Herman, released the following statement: “I am so happy to say that Angus’s surgery was a success and aside from being a bit sore – and boring us all with bad prostate jokes – he’s feeling just fine and already eager to get back to work. “On behalf of all of our family, I thank the doctors, nurses, staff, and administration at Mass General Hospital for... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex couples to marry in all fifty states: “Senator King believes that ending discrimination against same-sex couples is fair and right,” Scott Ogden, spokesman for Senator King said. “And today, he is filled with pride for all of the brave men and women who have fought tirelessly to end discrimination and who have stood... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell upholding tax credits under the Affordable Care Act: “Today, more than 60,000 people in Maine and millions more across the country can breathe a sigh of relief that they still have access to the high-quality, affordable health insurance plans provided through the Affordable Care Act,” Senator King said. “I applaud... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence approved the Fiscal Year 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act yesterday with a provision authored by him that would ensure the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) remains impartial in its intelligence analyses as the agency undergoes a reorganization. “The CIA has a vital role in providing intelligence information that supports some of our most important national... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King today announced that the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded three grants totaling $15,096,999 to the State of Maine to support the development of low-income housing, strengthen services in emergency shelters, and foster growth in Maine’s urban communities. “Investment in low-income housing plays... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced plans to undergo surgery for prostate cancer. “It’s a story we hear again and again – early detection saves lives. In this case, the story is mine. Not once, but twice,” said Senator King. “Forty years ago, as a young man, a routine screening found an aggressive form of skin cancer. And, thanks to the doctors who caught it early, and my health insurance, I was cancer free within... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) hailed an announcement from the Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew that a woman will be featured on the $10 bill starting in 2020. Senator King is a cosponsor of legislation that would direct the Treasury Department to feature a woman on U.S. currency, and he, along with several of his colleagues, has actively encouraged President Obama to do the same. “The Treasury Secretary is right to listen to the millions of Americans who,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the support of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), the United States Senate today passed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act with provisions important to Maine. Most notably, the bill includes a provision authored by Senator King that would authorize an additional $400 million in incremental funding for an additional DDG-51 class destroyer as well as a provision that improves the eligibility criteria for the HUBZone program. “This legislation continues... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor that it has awarded Maine $3,663,177 in federal grant funding to develop innovative job-training programs focused on regional and industry-specific collaborations. More specifically, the funding will help connect workers who lost a job through no fault of their own and individuals struggling with long-term unemployment to a broad range of services, including on-the-job... Continue Reading »
