WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, is urging President Joe Biden to include $5 billion for election security grants in the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget. In a letter with 32 of his Senate colleagues, King highlighted the importance of election funding to support free, fair, and secure elections, and stressed the need for more funding to modernize voting equipment,... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is calling for the Biden administration to limit the sale and availability of “junk” healthcare plans that offer inadequate coverage to Maine people. In a letter from King and 39 of his Senate colleagues to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the Senators call for the Administration to limit the sale and availability of short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) “junk plans” because of their failure to provide... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, urging him to name a DDG-51 destroyer after Master Sergeant Gary Gordon, a Lincoln native and master sergeant in the United States Army’s Delta Force special operations unit. MSG Gordon sacrificed his life while rescuing a downed helicopter crew in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3, 1993.“The warfighting... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today urged a top Pentagon nominee to prioritize addressing a rash of military and veterans suicides by utilizing data and technology to prevent these tragedies. In a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, King asked Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez – nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs – how coordination between the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration’s medical system could help prevent... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – With Ukraine facing a massive Russian military build-up on its border, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined their colleagues on the Senate Intelligence Committee in urging President Joe Biden to ensure that the United States is sharing as much intelligence as possible with the Ukrainian government.“Vladimir Putin is threatening the freedom and security of the Ukrainian people, and they have shown their eagerness to take action to... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today celebrated news that the Biden administration will invest $2.91 billion through the bipartisan infrastructure law to increase the domestic production of batteries and energy storage technologies. The funds will specifically be used to boost battery manufacturing and energy storage research in the United States, which will support renewable energy... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, a member of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources and Armed Services Committees, today congratulated the Maine Army National Guard for receiving the Secretary of the Army’s Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation in the Small Installation category. This award is the Army’s highest honor for outstanding environmental stewardship and leadership, and is presented to one small Army installation every year on the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), co-chairs of the Senate Arctic Caucus, led a letter with a bipartisan group of 10 of their Senate colleagues – including Senator Susan Collins – urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address critical Arctic issues. In their letter, the Senators raised the need for a comprehensive Arctic strategy and questioned the State Department’s organizational approach to the region.“It is imperative the Arctic receives... 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), today expressed concern at the findings of a joint report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and number of U.S. and foreign intelligence services that shows a growing number of ransomware attacks worldwide. In response to the joint Cybersecurity Advisory, King and Gallagher renewed their call for leaders in the... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) led a bipartisan group of more than thirty Senators in calling for the Biden administration to raise the H-2B seasonal worker visa cap. In a letter to Department Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh, the Senators share the need for additional workers as small businesses across the country struggle to find employees as the economy recovers, and call... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With cyberattacks on the rise within the private sector that put American networks at risk, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), the Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase transparency requirements for companies. The Senators sent a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler urging him to propose rules regarding cybersecurity disclosures... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) announced that Maine will receive a total of $2,856,158 through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program to support the state’s efforts to expand the network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. This funding was authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provided through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). “Electric... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON —Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) led seven of their colleagues, including Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), to press House and Senate appropriators to include additional funding for the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Haulers and Harvesters (PATHH) Program in upcoming government funding legislation. The PATHH program, which was introduced by Collins and Golden and signed into law in 2020, has provided emergency relief... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today expressed heartfelt gratitude towards his longtime state staffer Chris Rector upon his retirement. Rector, a former state legislator, worked on behalf of Senator King as Regional Representative to address local needs and concerns in Knox, Waldo, Hancock and Washington Counties for nearly a decade, before retiring on February 2nd.“There aren’t words that will sufficiently convey my gratitude for Chris’ service to the state of Maine,” said... Continue Reading »
You can watch Chairman King’s opening statement HERE, and download broadcast quality video HEREWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, today convened a hearing to evaluate the implementation of Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) and ensure that the legislation is providing the greatest possible benefit to America’s National Parks. Chairman King helped lead the passage of the GAOA into law; the legislation... Continue Reading »
You can watch Senator King’s questioning HERE, or download broadcast quality video HEREWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today urged a top Pentagon nominee to continuously assess opportunities for diplomatic cooperation in the Middle East in order to improve stability and confront terrorism. During a hearing of the Senate’s Armed Services Committee, King asked Lieutenant General Michael Kurilla – nominee to serve as Commander of United States Central Command – to evaluate ways... 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 called for top Senate appropriators to allocate sufficient funds for National Park Service (NPS) staff, as visitation and workloads increase in the system. In a letter to leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior & Environment, the Senators... Continue Reading »
WESTBROOK, ME – U.S. Senator Angus King today visited Abbott’s Westbrook manufacturing plant to see firsthand how the company manufactures tens of millions of rapid BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests every month in Maine. During the visit, Senator King toured the plant’s large production facilities and met with company representatives to discuss how they can continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and support good-paying Maine jobs. This visit comes as the American Rescue Plan, which passed 50-49 last... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C.—In a continuation of their advocacy on behalf of Maine lobstermen and women, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to request a delay of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) new Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) rule. Senator Collins raised this issue with Secretary Raimondo at a hearing on Wednesday.The letter calls for... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that six organizations in the State of Maine have received a total of $1,089,479 to support rural microborrowers and potential microborrowers. These grants and loans were awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program.“These investments will provide Maine entrepreneurs with the seed capital they need to start or grow... Continue Reading »
