WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that he has been named Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Airland for the 115th Congress. The Airland Subcommittee oversees equipment and related research for the Air Force and Army, as well as the tactical aviation programs of the Navy and Marine Corps. It also has jurisdiction over equipment for the National Guard and Reserve. As Ranking Member, Senator King will lead the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Bruce Poliquin today expressed their support for Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI) during a hearing before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). AMI, a high-tech textile production company based in Auburn, is in the process of pursuing a trade case against Chinese producers for selling unfairly subsidized industrial grade amorphous silica fabric (ASF) in the United States at less than fair value –... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Bruce Poliquin and Chellie Pingree issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) recommendations for Maine’s forest economy and more than $1.5 million in associated federal grants: “Maine’s forest products industry is an integral part of our state’s heritage, and, as this report demonstrates, it will be essential to... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, released the following statement in response to the President’s commutation of Chelsea Manning and his pardon of James Cartwright: “While every case is different and should be judged that way, I disagree with the President’s decisions today. Leaking classified information is a serious breach of national security protocols. I believe it would have been... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) issued the following statement in response to a report released today by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) stating that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act would cost 32 million Americans their health insurance and force premiums in the individual market to nearly double over the next decade: “This nonpartisan report is another startling affirmation... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that President Barack Obama has appointed him to serve on the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission. The Commission is tasked with administering the park as a memorial and preserving it as closely to its condition when occupied by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Senator King is one of six Commissioners. “Campobello Park is a treasure, both for Maine and for our nation, which has been admired by... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King congratulated Lily Tedford of South Portland and Katie Waeldner of Yarmouth for being selected as Maine’s delegates to the 55th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Lily and Katie will join 102 other students from across the country in spending a week in the nation’s capital where they will have an opportunity to study the American political process first-hand. “Lily and Katie are... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a founding co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, today applauded a joint progress report released by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that outlines the positive momentum in the Broadband Opportunity Council’s effort to expand high-speed internet access across the country. Senator King has been a constant advocate for broadband infrastructure... Continue Reading »
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 »
