PORTLAND, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today visited the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) to see how the organization plans to use $1,382,000 in Congressionally-Directed Spending (CDS) to support the long-term health of Maine’s waters and ocean economy. During the visit, Senator King met with GMRI leaders to discuss how their Climate Center Project and Blue Economy Initiative will help the... Continue Reading »
Watch the interview HERE.BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released his latest episode of “Answering the Call: Maine’s Veteran Voices,” Senator King’s interview series in which he shares the stories of the lives, service, and sacrifices of Maine’s veteran community. In the ninth interview of the series, conducted in partnership with the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, Senator King... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Co-Chair of the Senate Arctic Caucus, today applauded the U.S. State Department’s announcement that they have established an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic Region — a step King has long called for.“The United States is an Arctic Nation. We have significant economic and national security interests in the High North, and can no longer afford to delay investments in the critical region,” said Senator King. “With the Arctic warming and... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Jared Golden announced that 11 towns and organizations in Maine will receive a total of $5,800,000 from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) today.“The Northern Border Regional Commission makes critical investments to improve infrastructure and boost rural Maine communities,” said Senators Collins and King and Congressman Golden. “The NBRC continues to build on its important work with this funding to improve... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of 93 Members of Congress in sending a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig to reiterate their push for the IRS to resolve customer services issues. Specially, the letter urges the agency to eliminate the ongoing, unprecedented processing delays, improve customer service, extend the suspension of automated notices and collections, and continue making maximum use of overtime and surge... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Co-Chair of the Senate Semiconductor Caucus, applauded President Joe Biden signing his bipartisan legislation to improve federal permitting for semiconductor manufacturing. The new law, which unanimously passed the U.S. Senate in January, will help create jobs and strengthen American national security by fast-tracking the permitting process for makers of semiconductors and other key national security products. Combined... Continue Reading »
AUBURN, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today visited Auburn Manufacturing Inc. (AMI) with Vice Chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Judith Pryor to highlight the importance of empowering small U.S. and Maine businesses to pursue overseas markets. During the visit, AMI President Kathie Leonard gave Senator King and Vice Chair Pryor an overview of the work being done at AMI and a tour of their Auburn facilities to see first-hand how they make advanced,... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King, (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today applauded President Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic package to address rising energy and healthcare costs, fight climate change, and create thousands of good-paying jobs. The new, fully paid for law includes Senator King’s proposals for a 15% corporate minimum tax and stronger IRS tax enforcement to reduce the deficit by... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), Co-Chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), are urging the Biden administration to better protect the public health sector (HPH) from cyberthreats. In a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra, King and Gallagher highlight the rapidly-increasing number of cyberattacks targeting healthcare, call for stronger collaborative action to address the growing threat,... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today applauded President Joe Biden signing the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to provide veterans exposed to toxic hazards their earned healthcare and benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new law expands VA benefits eligibility for more than 3.5 million... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, has introduced bipartisan legislation to improve visitors’ access to the Katahdin Woods and Waters (KWW) National Monument and support more tourist activity in the region. The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act, cosponsored by Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), would authorize the expansion of KWW by giving the National Park Service (NPS) permission to acquire land that better... Continue Reading »
BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Co-Chair of the Senate Semiconductor Caucus, today applauded President Joe Biden signing the bipartisan CHIPS for America Act, a historic investment in the United States’ leading-edge technology manufacturing and scientific innovation. Combined with Senator King’s just passed semiconductor permitting reform bill, these two efforts reduce America’s reliance on China and will help spur a massive, rapid expansion in the domestic production of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King, (I-Maine) today voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, an historic package to address rising energy and healthcare costs, fight climate change, create jobs and cut the deficit. The legislation includes significant, commonsense changes to Medicare that caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare at $2000 a year and allows Medicare to negotiate lower prices for many of the drugs it purchases. The bill will also make investments... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the State of Maine, Casco Bay Lines, and the Town of Frye Island are eligible to receive a total of $2,018,936 to support ferry services.This funding was authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provided through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Boat Program. Senator Collins was part of the core group of 10 Senators who negotiated the text of the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group, today released the below statement after the Senate voted near-unanimously to admit Sweden and Finland into the defensive alliance following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The vote comes shortly after Senator King joined a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Finland. “Six months ago, Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today questioned election experts on proposals to reform the Electoral Count Act (ECA) of 1887 and what provisions must to be in any final bill to effectively protect America’s electoral process. In a hearing of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee focused on changes to the ECA, King laid out threats the ambiguous law poses to our democracy, stressed the urgent necessity of reforms, and shared insights from the more than a year of... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Co-Chairs of the Senate Arctic Caucus, have introduced bipartisan, comprehensive legislation to improve America’s posture and opportunities in the Arctic. The Arctic Commitment Act includes a wide variety of Arctic-focused provisions pertaining to national security, shipping, research, and trade. The bill requires reports on eliminating Russia’s monopoly on Arctic shipping and establishing a permanent U.S.... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), today introduced Nathaniel Fick, nominee to be the State’s Department’s Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In his opening remarks, King highlighted the significant importance of the diplomatic role which was recommended by the CSC, and urged members of the Committee to expeditiously advance the well-qualified Cape Elizabeth... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a confirmation hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) urged a top nominee to support accountability in the Intelligence Community by protecting whistleblowers. During his questioning, King stressed the historic importance of America’s whistleblower protections at otherwise secret agencies, and asked Terrence Edwards – nominee to be Inspector General at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) – if he would protect... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Angus King, a member of the Armed Services Committee, are calling on the Department of Defense (DOD) to expand childcare resources at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) after new DOD guidance has caused dozens of the shipyard’s civilian employees to lose access to the vital service. In a letter to Deputy Secretary of Defense Katherine Hicks with New Hampshire Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, the... Continue Reading »
