BRUNSWICK, Maine – U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to prevent food insecurity amongst military families. With 24% of servicemembers struggling to feed themselves or their families, the Military Family Nutrition Access Act would significantly expand food assistance by excluding Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) — military compensation to cover the costs of off-base housing —... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, and Susan Collins (R-ME), Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, announced that the National Park Service has provided a grant of $32,680,126 to construct a new maintenance complex for Acadia National Park. Nickerson & O'Day, Inc., of Brewer received the contract to construct the facility. The funding was awarded through the Great American Outdoors... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senator Angus King introduced the Saving the Civil Service Act to secure the jobs of non-political federal employees and protect tens of thousands of dedicated workers from losing job protections and due process rights. The bill would prevent future presidents from reclassifying jobs to replace experts and career servants with loyalists as retribution for not bowing to political pressures. There are more than 11,000 federal workers employed in Maine.“The very... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King today celebrated the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee passing two bipartisan bills to improve resources and services for America’s veterans. The Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act and the VA CAREERS Act – both cosponsored by King – build on two key priorities he discussed with Maine veterans after his appointment to the Committee last month.The Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act would create... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today celebrated the appointment of Caribou’s Jeff Irving and Littleton’s Jennifer Gogan to the National Potato Promotion Board. The two Maine potato farmers will work to grow markets for American and Maine potatoes – expanding on the successes of the state’s iconic heritage industry.“Whether they’re fried, baked, scalloped, or mashed, there are few foods that offer the delicious taste and versatility of Maine potatoes,” said Senators... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Angus King (I-Maine), Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, introduced the Outdoors for All Act. The legislation would expand outdoor recreational opportunities in urban and low-income communities across the nation. The Outdoors for All Act codifies the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program in federal law and ensures that funding... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) – the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, respectively – today introduced the Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act to address national park overcrowding and boost awareness of lesser-visited recreation areas. The bipartisan bill would create a program similar to the Waze app or other traffic navigation software that can inform potential visitors, in... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today discussed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s key objectives in his unprovoked war on Ukraine as the conflict approaches its one year anniversary. In a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), King questioned Mr. Roger Zakheim, the Washington Director at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, about Putin’s strategy for the war’s coming months. The Senator reiterated that Russia’s best hope for success... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in both chambers of Congress to introduce the EAGLES Act to help prevent acts of mass violence.The EAGLES Act, named after the mascot for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of a mass violence incident in 2018, would expand the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) to include a greater focus on preventing targeted violence, including school... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King has joined bipartisan legislation to address the nationwide shortage of affordable child care, which is affecting participation in the workforce. The Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act would provide competitive grants for states to train child care workers and build or renovate child care facilities. The legislation comes as families across the country struggle to access available child care, with rural communities increasingly becoming “child care... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is introducing bipartisan legislation to help military spouses build successful careers while their family members serve the country. The Military Spouse Employment Act allows military spouses to have a remote work career with any federal agency, which would help them to maintain consistent employment while they move with their spouse.“Military families make... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced the Strengthening Local Processing Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide federal support to America’s small meat and poultry processors and help strengthen and streamline their operations. The legislation would give small food processors more access to information that is critical to food safety planning, allow more inspector-approved meat products to be sold across state lines, and funnel federal dollars toward... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced bipartisan legislation to ban social media platforms like TikTok if they are owned, wholly or in part, by adversarial foreign regimes. The Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party Act would protect Americans from foreign spying by blocking... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, Maine – U.S. Senator Angus King, Co-Chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation led by Senators Mark Warner (D-Virginia) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) to ensure historic broadband funding is used efficiently to expand connectivity across Maine. The Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act (BGTTA) would classify broadband funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) as non-taxable, ensuring that... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree today met with Governor Janet Mills at the U.S. Capitol.“There’s nothing more important than working together when it comes to advocating for our state and helping Maine people,” said Senators Collins and King and Representative Pingree. “During today’s meeting, we discussed opportunities for greater collaboration between the federal delegation and state government to build on our... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King is introducing bipartisan legislation to better measure the cost savings that come with improved investments in preventive healthcare for Maine people. The Preventive Health Savings Act would instruct the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to fully study the costs and benefits that could be seen with proposed preventive healthcare legislation. CBO analyses are essential benchmarks that members of Congress use to determine the cost of legislation to the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is cosponsoring legislation to maintain access to medication abortions where currently available, a critical safeguard as the treatment option faces new threats and restrictions across the country. The Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act would codify into law current FDA guidelines that allow patients to access the medications through certified pharmacies, telehealth visits, and mail-order pharmacies.“A doctor and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a group of 36 Senators who introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow students in Maine and across the country to use federal Pell Grants to afford high-quality, shorter-term vocational training programs. By expanding Pell Grant eligibility, the Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act would help close skill gaps, address workforce shortages, and provide workers with the specialized training and... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, and Senator Angus King, the Chair of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, announced an award of $1,000,000 for the conservation of 216 acres of intertidal and freshwater wetlands and adjacent uplands in Trenton. The acquisition will be managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in partnership with the Frenchman Bay Conservancy. “Trenton is a beautiful gateway to Mount Desert... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today released the following statement after President Joe Biden delivered the annual State of the Union address. The speech comes after a historically productive and bipartisan session of Congress and a season of measurable improvements for the American economy:“Tonight’s State of the Union address was a powerful reminder of what America can accomplish when we fight together for common values rather than against one another. Despite... Continue Reading »
