WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Eastern Maine Development Corporation $200,000 to support a development and implementation strategy in Bucksport for the former Verso Paper Mill project area. The funding is awarded through the Brownfield Area-Wide Planning program which aims to engage communities to help clean-up old sites for economic development initiatives. “The... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that he has cosponsored an amendment that would stop efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and strip health care away from tens of millions of Americans, including more than 75,000 in Maine. The amendment, which was offered by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and cosponsored by Senator King, would prevent the Senate from considering fast-track legislation that increases health insurance... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today joined with eight of his colleagues to reintroduce the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, legislation that would lower prescription drug prices for seniors by allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs. Current law only allows for bargaining by private plan sponsors and bans Medicare from doing so. This legislation would help cut costs for nearly 41 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D and... Continue Reading »
***Note to Assignment Editors and News Directors: Click HERE to watch Senator King’s remarks and HERE to download broadcast-quality video*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today on foreign cyber threats to the United States, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) continued his push for transparency surrounding Russia’s interference in the U.S. election to help guard against future intrusions. Senator King has been a strong proponent of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) was presented with the Navy’s highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, in recognition of his commitment to the Navy, Marine Corps and Department of the Navy as a whole. In presenting the award to Senator King, Rear Admiral Craig Faller, the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs, cited Senator King’s dedicated work on the Senate Armed Services, Intelligence, and Budget Committees to support... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Penobscot Indian Nation, and the Passamaquoddy Tribe received a total of $807,217 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG). “Indian Housing Block Grants offer crucial assistance to tribal communities working to maintain and improve the availability of affordable... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that two Maine organizations will receive a total of $2,559,275 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Midcoast Maine Community Action will receive $1,331,706, and Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care will receive $1,227,569. “Head Start programs offer invaluable educational opportunities to young children and their families,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today joined a group of moderate members of the Democratic caucus in urging Republican Congressional leadership to discuss meaningful improvements to the Affordable Care Act before rushing to fast-track a repeal of the health care law that could strip 30 million Americans – including more than 75,000 in Maine – of health insurance. In a letter sent to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Health Education Labor & Pensions... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to a Wall Street Journal report that says President-elect Donald Trump is moving to weaken the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement: “Congress created the DNI based on the careful study of intelligence coordination failures that led to the terrorist attacks on 9/11,” Senator King said. “This... Continue Reading »
