WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that key parts of legislation he introduced last year with Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) will be included in a new, major Senate bill to reauthorize childhood nutrition programs. The provisions, which are part of the Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act, aim to improve nutrition standards and benefit students while easing some regulatory mandates on whole grains and sodium to alleviate the unintended challenges facing... Continue Reading »
LEWISTON, ME – In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement: “Through his leadership and his example, Martin Luther King, Jr. imbued in this country lessons of hope, equality, and unity that we as a nation continue to learn from today. And though we have made great strides towards his dream of a more just America, there is still progress to be made. That’s why those of us who share Dr. King’s dream have a... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement today in reaction to an announcement by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Iran has taken all of the steps necessary under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – known as the Iran Nuclear Agreement – to trigger Implementation Day: “Today is a pivotal moment in the history of this agreement.... Continue Reading »
YORK, ME – During a press conference at York Hospital today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) called on Congress to immediately pass an emergency funding bill that would help combat the opioid and heroin epidemic that is plaguing communities across Maine and New Hampshire. The legislation, introduced by Senator Shaheen and cosponsored by Senator King, would provide a total of $600 million in supplemental appropriations to programs at the U.S. Department of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Tonight, I heard the President offer a powerful vision for the future of our country – one born out of optimism and driven by the strength, spirit, and resiliency of the American people. I also heard him call for a better politics, for civility, and for a reasoned debate that rises to meet the seriousness of the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) voted against a procedural motion to advance legislation that would compromise the independence of the Federal Reserve. After the vote, he released the following statement: “This bill has nothing to do with auditing the Federal Reserve; in fact, the Fed is already subject to an extensive financial auditing process. The bill is really about inserting Congress into the Fed’s monetary policy deliberations under the guise... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King congratulated Julia Blackwell of Woolwich and Lexie Jamieson of Scarborough for being selected as Maine’s delegates to the 54th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Julia and Lexie 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. “I have the honor and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that retired Major General Earl Adams of Pittston will attend the State of the Union tomorrow as his guest. General Adams served as Adjutant General and Commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management from 1995-2001 under then-Governor King. “Earl was one of my closest advisors as Governor and remains one of my closest friends today,” Senator King said. “His leadership... Continue Reading »
