WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Angus King, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $1,014,117 to the Greenville Municipal Airport. The funding, which was awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program, will help construct a parallel taxiway. “Maine’s regional airports boost the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Bruce Poliquin announced today that the petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for the Cascades Auburn Fiber Mill has been approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. “It is our hope that this announcement brings relief to the many hard-working men and women at the Auburn mill who, through no fault of their own, lost their jobs as a result of increased foreign competition,” said Senators... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a five-year grant to Jackson Laboratory that is expected to total $11,714,623 to create a new Center for Systems Neurogenetics of Addiction. The center will study traits in mice that might predispose them to drug addiction, and use its findings to better understand and combat human addiction. “With the heroin and opioid crisis... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Bruce Poliquin announced that the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) is awarding $1,996,186 to upgrade infrastructure and provide job training skills that will result in economic growth across Maine. “These projects will help spur development, grow our local economy, and support job creation in Northern, Western and Central Maine,” said Senators Collins, King and Representative... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representative Bruce Poliquin, attended and delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Union River Center for Innovation and the groundbreaking ceremony for Jackson Laboratory’s Ellsworth Vivarium this afternoon. “The city of Ellsworth is truly the ‘The Gateway to Opportunity,’” said Senator Collins. “The Union River Center for Innovation will help to nurture... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to leaders of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King request that funding be retained in the final Fiscal Year 2017 federal funding bill to ensure the continuation of the State Health Insurance Assistance, or SHIP, program. SHIPs nationwide offer local, personalized counseling and assistance to people with Medicare and their families. The House Appropriations Committee... Continue Reading »
BAR HARBOR, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement today on the passing of Seymour Papert, a mathematician and computer scientist at MIT who played a critical role in the creation of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI): “Almost twenty years ago, I had a conversation with Seymour that opened my eyes to the importance of empowering students with technology. At the time,... Continue Reading »
ORONO, ME – During a joint press conference at the University of Maine at Orono today, U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins and Representative Bruce Poliquin announced that the Economic Development Assessment Team, known as an EDAT, will deploy to Maine from August 17th-19th. The multiagency EDAT, announced by the Department of Commerce earlier this summer, will be beginning its work with the forest products industry to create economic development... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to purchase an additional 3.8 million pounds of Maine wild blueberries to distribute to food banks and other charitable organizations across the country. Along with an earlier purchase made this year at the Delegation’s request, that would bring the total to 11.7 million pounds, amounting to an... Continue Reading »
BANGOR, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today convened a roundtable with nurse practitioners in Bangor that focused on the importance of working to expand medication-assisted treatment, also known as MAT, which can be a critical tool in helping people overcome opioid or heroin addiction. The discussion builds on reforms enacted by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), which provides a community-based response to the addiction crisis facing America. The legislation... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King announced today that the City of Portland will be awarded $1,568,592 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Control grant program funding and $246,275 in Healthy Homes Supplemental funding. The city will use the funding to help address lead hazards in 80 housing units, providing safer homes for low and very low-income families with... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released a letter he sent to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) calling on the agency to use its power to more aggressively combat the opioid epidemic ravaging communities from Maine and the nation. Under current law, the DEA is responsible for setting annual quotas for manufacturers’ production of schedule I and II controlled substances, including opioids, which means the DEA effectively serves as a gatekeeper for... Continue Reading »
FALMOUTH, ME – During a visit to the Stewart Adult Day Center in Falmouth today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced his support for the Credit for Caring Act, bipartisan legislation that would help make caring for an aging loved one easier and more affordable by providing up to a $3,000 nonrefundable tax credit to working family caregivers. Senator King announced his support for the bill during a tour of the Stewart Center, a facility that provides day care support services for... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the followings statement on Baton Rouge: “This is truly terrible news; awful for the families of those so senselessly slain and terrible for our country. There are too many families across this country, of all colors and of all backgrounds, whose hearts are filled with grief and pain. While none of us knows what the answer to this problem is, I think we do know that this pain will not healed by further violence. It... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a total of $1,644,596 in grant funding to four Maine school districts and a rural health care provider through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant program. The funding will help connect rural communities with medical and educational experts in other parts of the country, increasing access to health care, substance misuse treatment and advanced... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that the U.S. Senate has passed the Waterfront Community Revitalization and Resiliency Act, legislation he has cosponsored to boost efforts to revitalize waterfront communities and stimulate coastal economic development. “Waterfront communities across Maine are a critical pillar of our state’s economy that help generate millions of dollars... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate is honoring the courage and sacrifice of the men and women of the U.S. intelligence community by designating July 26, 2016 as “United States Intelligence Professionals Day.” U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, who both serve on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, cosponsored the resolution that was unanimously approved by the Senate to acknowledge intelligence officers, past and present, for their service and professionalism... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) joined forces to introduce the Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone (PACE) Act, legislation that merges two previous bills they introduced that would improve the major federal tax policies that help make childcare more affordable for families across the country. “Childcare is becomingly increasingly more difficult for families to afford, and that’s not only bad for them, it’s bad... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin joined with a bicameral, bipartisan group of their colleagues today to send a letter expressing support for continued public engagement on the draft Northeast Ocean Plan – a framework to facilitate the management of the region’s ocean and coastal ecosystems. In the letter addressed to President Barack Obama, the Maine delegation and other members of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As more Mainers are choosing to grow older in their own homes, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and his colleague Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) today introduced legislation that will help make independent living less burdensome. The Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act would establish a process to better coordinate the many existing federal home modification programs and provide more consumer-friendly information on how those programs can benefit older Americans.... Continue Reading »
