WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced a bipartisan bill to address America’s epidemic of illegal drugs by improving Mexico’s military capabilities to take on drug cartels. The Partnership for Advancing Regional Training and Narcotics Enforcement Response Strategies (PARTNERS) Act would allow the Department of Defense (DoD) to train Mexican military forces in counter-drug... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), northern border senators and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), announced they are founding an American Canadian Economy and Security (ACES) Caucus – a bipartisan, bicameral caucus dedicated to strengthening the economic and national security relationship between the United States and Canada. The relationship between the U.S. and Canada is powered by... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King are cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to expand aggressive, on-the-ground conservation work that protects Maine’s wildlife. The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) would invest in conservation strategies led by states, territories, and Tribal nations to support the long-term health of fish and wildlife habitats all across America. These locally-driven, science-based strategies would restore... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan group of 58 senators in reintroducing the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. The CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 will expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make permanent COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities, improve health outcomes, and make it easier for patients to connect with their doctors. "One fifth of the U.S.... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), last week joined 30 of their colleagues in writing an open letter to wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, Evan Gershkovich. The letter condemns his unjust detention by the Russian government and underscores their support for him during his wrongful imprisonment. In March, Senators Collins and King called for Evan’s immediate release. “We write to express our... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King led a bipartisan letter with Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) urging Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su to address the extreme delays affecting the processing of labor certifications for H-2B visa applications. These delays are exacerbating severe staffing challenges for seasonal businesses that rely on the temporary worker visas to meet demand for their products or services.“We write to express... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chair of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to increase broadband and cellular service within U.S. National Parks. The Connect Our Parks Act would direct each National Park to assess where broadband service is needed and develop plans to increase service access. The legislation represents a critical step forward in improving public safety within national parks and promote the hiring and... Continue Reading »
KITTERY, ME — Yesterday, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) toured Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) with Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven, highlighting the importance of the shipyard to America’s national security. During the visit, Senator King and Under Secretary Raven viewed modernization efforts that will expand the Navy’s capacity for submarine maintenance, met with workers, and heard from PNSY leadership about the shipyard’s needs. Throughout the visit,... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that the Maine Connectivity Authority was awarded $30,016,472.13 in federal funding from the Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure grant. This investment is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will support Maine’s strategic goal of providing universal broadband access throughout the state. “As one of the most rural states in the nation, Maine... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills announced that the Maine Lobstermen’s Association and the State of Maine’s Department of Marine Resources prevailed in its court case against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). “Maine’s lobstermen and women have long demonstrated their commitment to maintaining and protecting a sustainable fishery in the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King are joining a group of colleagues in sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would amend federal school lunch program guidelines to expand students’ access to milk in schools. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act allows schools to offer additional healthy milk options in schools to improve students’ nutrition intake as a critical step toward improving child health outcomes. The legislation seeks to require schools... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), today celebrated the signing into law of his bipartisan legislation to increase benefits for 30,000 Maine veterans and their families. As Maine people work to keep up with higher prices, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Act of 2023 ensures that the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) disability compensation, surviving family member... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King is calling on the Biden administration to do everything in its power to lower prescription drug costs for Americans. In a letter with Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Lloyd Doggett, King urges Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to ensure a current Administration Working Group is taking steps to ensure the American people have access to reasonably priced prescription drugs... Continue Reading »
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representative Jared Golden along with Senator Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Governor Janet Mills are calling on the Biden Administration to include the views of Maine fishing communities in proposals for leasing commercial offshore wind areas in the Gulf Of Maine. In a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Maine leaders request that any wind development avoid key lobstering areas and urge the Bureau to... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to protect veterans from benefits fraud and scams. The Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act would create criminal penalties for organizations that charge unauthorized fees to help veterans file disability claims with the VA – an action prohibited under current law, but one that does not... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and original member of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, is cosponsoring a bipartisan bill to study carbon emissions and promote America’s environmental leadership. The Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act would direct the Department of Energy to compare the amount of emissions from manufacturing goods in the United... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King is introducing legislation to expand marketing and research funding for maple syrup producers in Maine and the New England region. The Market Access, Promotion and Landowner Education Support for Your Regionally Underserved Producers (MAPLE SYRUP) Act would increase funding from $20 million to $30 million for the federal maple support program. The program supports the U.S. maple syrup industry through research and education, natural resource... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation, cosponsored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, to spur economic development in coastal Maine communities. The Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act (Ocean ROI Act), would require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a federal strategy for investing in the nation’s ocean-based economy with “Ocean Innovation Clusters” (ocean clusters). The ocean... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee – marking tomorrow, Saturday, June 10th as “Veterans Get Outside Day.” The day encourages veterans, especially those struggling with mental health challenges, to spend time in the great outdoors. Veterans have free lifetime access to National Parks and Maine State... Continue Reading »
Watch or download Senator King’s questioning HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – As much of the country feels the impacts of Canadian wildfires, U.S. Senator Angus King today pushed top Biden administration officials to consider simple and effective methods to improve forest management across the United States. In a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, King brought attention to declining federal forest harvests and how this neglect has led to dangerous growth – known as... Continue Reading »
