WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released a video on his social media accounts previewing his upcoming weekend in Aroostook County. During his time in the County, Senator King will meet with local farmers and veterans to discuss the challenges they face and celebrate the Maine Potato Blossom Festival with Maine people. The video can be found HERE. On Friday, Senator King will visit Michaud Farms, who grow 900 acres of potatoes and hundreds of other acres of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined a group of his Senate colleagues to introduce a resolution that would authorize Senate Legal Counsel to intervene in the Texas vs. United States lawsuit, which is challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) provisions protecting people with pre-existing conditions. A pre-existing condition is a disease or other illness that started before a person sought medical insurance. The ACA... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) spoke on the Senate floor about the threat climate change poses to Maine’s lobster economy. “Since the 1980's, the poundage of lobsters harvested in Maine has grown 500%,” said Senator King during his speech. “That's the good news. The bad news is it's starting to change, and we may have seen the turning point in this boom…The bad news is when water temperature gets to about 68 degrees, it's like... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined with a bipartisan group of his colleagues, including Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), to introduce the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act. The legislation seeks to better understand and respond to America’s affordable housing crisis by creating a bipartisan affordable housing task force. “For people across Maine, the need to find affordable housing... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representative Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) testified at an International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing this morning about the urgent crisis facing newspapers, book publishers, and commercial printers in Maine and across the United States. Today’s hearing was intended to help the ITC reach a final injury determination in regards to a new tariff imposed on Canadian uncoated groundwood paper – better known as... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) accepted an appointment to the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group. This bipartisan group of United States Senators will closely monitor and inform Senators outside of national security committees about defense spending commitments of Alliance members, the process of upgrading military capabilities, the Alliance’s counter-terrorism capability, NATO enlargement and the ability of NATO member states... Continue Reading »
CAMDEN, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King hosted a panel at the Camden Opera House featuring medical professionals, employers and advocates to discuss ways to lessen the stigma surrounding Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) in order to help more people decide to pursue treatment, strengthen our communities, as well as highlighting ways to help people in recovery return to the workforce. In addition to Senator King, the panel featured Dr. Roger Weiss, Chief of McLean’s Division of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s disease, and Angus King (I-Maine) announced that The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has been awarded $873,647 for the year to study the progression and genetic causes of Alzheimer’s. The award is a part of a five-year allocation that will ultimately amount to $4,191,258 by 2023. The funds were awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will award a total of $254,500 to foster economic development, support small businesses, and create jobs in Penobscot, Lincoln, Cumberland, and York Counties. “Federal investments can play an important role in the development of strategies to create employment opportunities, strengthen economies, and assist communities across... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) spoke during a Subcommittee hearing in support of the Restore Our Parks Act, a bipartisan bill led by Senators King, Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) that aims to address the $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog at the National Park Service (NPS). The consensus proposal is the product of bipartisan... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, announced today that he will support bipartisan legislation that aims to improve cellular service in Maine. The Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act will encourage the federal government to continue to free up spectrum for commercial licensed and unlicensed use and leverage the success of spectrum auctions to help close the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced his support for bipartisan legislation to require congressional approval of tariffs designated under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which grants the President the power to impose tariffs or quotas as needed based on interests of national security. The requirement would apply to all Section 232 actions moving forward, as well as those taken within the past two years – including the recently... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement on the President’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court: “It’s troubling that the President’s search for a potential Supreme Court Justice seemed to start and end with a list of names supplied by an outside group,” said Senator King. “Tonight’s selection of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was included on this list, seems to be the culmination... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, a bipartisan bill championed by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King to establish a specialized national cancer registry for firefighters diagnosed with the deadly disease, has been signed into law. The legislation calls on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor and study the relationship between career-long exposure to dangerous fumes and toxins and the incidence of cancer in firefighters to... Continue Reading »
BANGOR, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett, Congressman Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine), and a number of medical professionals, law enforcement officers, advocates and local leaders in a roundtable discussing the opioid epidemic’s impact on rural Maine and ways that federal, state and local governments can come together to stem the epidemic that is killing more than one... Continue Reading »
CAMDEN, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) shared his experiences as a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence with Maine people in Camden. During an event at the Camden Opera House, Senator King discussed his work on the Intelligence Committee and how it impacts the lives of Maine people, his experience investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 election, shared his thoughts on the role of Congressional oversight in intelligence matters, and participated in a... Continue Reading »
STONINGTON, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) met with local artists and business owners in Stonington to discuss the impact of Maine’s art culture on the state’s economy. Senator King began his day at the OWL Furniture Studio. Owned by Geoffrey Warner, this store is known for its unique owl stools, which are focused on practical, durable designs. After OWL Studio, Senator King visited the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, which has operated for nearly 60 years.... Continue Reading »
STONINGTON, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) met members of the lobster industry and local community leaders in Stonington, which lands more lobsters and has more lobstermen than any other port in the state. In Stonington, Senator King highlighted the importance of the lobster industry to Maine’s economy and the new challenges facing the industry. Senator King met with employees and management of the family-owned Greenhead Lobster Company to discuss the impact of... Continue Reading »
STONINGTON, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues including Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), to introduce the Restore Our Parks Act, bipartisan legislation that would address the nearly $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog at the National Park Service (NPS). The consensus proposal is the product of bipartisan... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) took part in the Families Belong Together rally in Brunswick, joining Maine people to speak out against the Administration’s treatment of immigrant families. “The energy at today’s rally matched the energy of the Maine people who have contacted my office over the last several weeks: shocked, angry, and ready to create change,” said Senator King. “The Administration’s policy – and it was... Continue Reading »
