WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Curtis (R-UT) are introducing bipartisan legislation to strengthen America’s fiscal health and stabilize the nation’s finances for future generations. The Fiscal Commission Act bill would create a bipartisan, bicameral fiscal commission tasked with finding legislative solutions to stabilize spending and evaluate revenues with the goal of decreasing the national debt. The commission would be required to hold field hearings and complete a... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, is joining several of his Senate and House colleagues in filing an amicus brief that would put a stop to President Trump’s plan to construct a commemorative arch on federal property. The amicus brief argues that the President’s plan is illegal unless Congress authorizes it. Joining Senator King as the House of Representatives leader in this challenge is Representative Jared Huffman... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) emphasized the critical need to improve drone manufacturing capabilities as changing technologies impact the cost and methods of 21st century wars. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King questioned Mr. Travis Metz, Drone Dominance Program Manager at the Department of Defense (DoD) and Major General Steven Marks, Director at the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group at the DoD, on the research and acquisition of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation to help address the physician shortage that is harming the quality-of-life in rural areas. The Community TEAMS Act would expand clinical training opportunities for medical students in medically underserved communities in Maine and across the country by creating new federal grants to support partnerships between medical schools and community-based health care providers, allowing medical... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are calling on the Trump Administration to ensure its relief for specialty crop farmers addresses the needs of blueberry, potato, and apple farmers across Maine. In a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, the Maine Congressional Delegation urges the administration to continue delivering targeted, data-driven support for Maine’s specialty... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today questioned whether the United States’ decision to strike Iran was heavily influenced because American decision makers knew Israel was planning to take in the immediate future. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King questioned Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge Colby, for answers regarding the military operation being carried out in Iran despite widespread agreement from the President and his... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today released a statement after the U.S. launched “major combat operations” against Iran. “Early this morning, the President announced “major combat operations” against Iran with the stated goal of overthrowing the current regime. While I certainly agree with the President’s statements about Iran’s destructive behavior and the harm it has done in the region (including to Americans, going back to the bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), both members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide support to veterans in the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) applying for the benefits they earned in service to the nation. The TAP Promotion Act would allow accredited representatives from Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), or other organizations, to participate in TAP classes to help transitioning... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today grilled potential Trump Administration officials on the legality and ethics of national guard deployments in American cities, as well as the controversial boat strikes in the Caribbean. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King questioned Mr. Mark R. Ditlevson, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, on the role of the Department of Defense, legal... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is cosponsoring legislation that would return tariff revenue to the pockets of small businesses and encourage large corporations to pass on those refunds to their consumers, after months of bipartisan opposition pointing out that tariffs amount to additional taxes on Americans. The Tariff Refund Act of 2026 would require full refunds of the Trump Administration’s tariffs after they were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 ruling last... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today released a statement following the Supreme Court’s ruling against the White House’s sweeping tariffs: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down the Trump White House’s tariff policies is a civics lesson for both the President and the Congress, and boils down to three core truths of our American experiment in self-government and the people’s rule: The United States is a constitutional republic, and in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of our... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), joined a bipartisan group of his Senate colleagues in calling on the Department of Education (DOE) to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds for TRIO, a long-standing set of federal programs that help approximately 840,000 middle school, high school, and post secondary students prepare for, enter, and graduate from college—specifically, low-income and first-generation students. In a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) are demanding answers to their unanswered questions regarding the recent surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) activity in Maine. In a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Acting Director of ICE Todd Lyons, the members of the Maine Delegation called for a detailed explanation and update about ICE’s presence in Maine, including what their mission is and who they are... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), both members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), have introduced legislation aiming to protect job training benefits for disabled veterans. The Ensuring Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act would address an unfair rule in federal law that creates unnecessary delays when veterans with service-connected disabilities attempt to access earned education and employment benefits. The bill is also being introduce on... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, is urging the Department of Interior to protect historical accuracy within the “monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties” under the National Park Service (NPS) jurisdiction. In a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, King requests information pertaining to Executive Order 14253 “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” and Secretarial Order 3431, “Restoring... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Senate blocked a resolution from Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) to close loopholes in the tax code for large corporations and private equity companies. The Senators’ Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution would have reversed a recent regulatory change that has resulted in $10 billion tax break primarily benefiting some of America’s most profitable companies. The CRA comes on the heels of numerous calculated decisions by the Administration to... Continue Reading »
To find b-roll from the delegation trip, click here WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Co-Chairs of the U.S. Senate Arctic Caucus, led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation mission to Greenland this past weekend to reinforce relations and respect with the people of the Arctic nation. The trip comes as the American administration has threatened to annex, buy or otherwise take over the island nation. Together with Arctic Caucus and national security... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) released the following statement on the latest congressional efforts to curtail Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in Maine and across the country: “After what we saw from ICE in cities across the country, there is no doubt that Congress must act to implement guardrails to prevent further harm to the American people. Therefore, the essence of the Democrats’ proposal is simply to subject ICE to the same standards of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Barrasso (R-WY) today announced that their bill to improve national park safety has passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unanimously. Their Making National Parks Safer Act would equip National Park Service (NPS) 911 call centers with Next Generation 911 (NG911) technology, strengthening emergency response capabilities, supporting dispatch center operations, and enabling responders to receive text messages,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, emphasized the global potential of nuclear proliferation as the United States defense posture pivots to prioritize cost-sharing among allies, and with it the likelihood of nuclear weapons development by allies. More specifically, in a hearing of the wider Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Senator King spoke with former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, the... Continue Reading »
