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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.

Collins, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve VA Maternal Care

On June 15, 2023, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced new bipartisan legislation to help improve maternal care at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Building on their bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act, which was signed into law in 2021, the Maternal Health for Veterans Act would strengthen oversight of the VA maternity care coordination while authorizing new funding to make sure the VA has what it needs to provide more women Veterans with access to the maternal care they’ve earned through their service.

Maine Delegation Announces More than $30 Million to Support Universal Broadband Access in Maine

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.

Maine Delegation, Governor Mills Announce Major Win for Maine’s Lobster Industry

On June 16, 2023, 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).

Collins’ Bipartisan Bill to Support Rural EMS Advances Key Senate Committee

On June 15, 2023, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced the SIREN Reauthorization Act was favorably reported out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee by a 20-1 vote.

Collins’ Bipartisan Bill to Support Type 1 Diabetes Research and Combat Type 2 Diabetes Advances Senate Committee

On June 15, 2023, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, announced that the Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 passed the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee by a 20-1 vote.

Collins, Cassidy, Capito Seek Answers on DOL’s Mismanagement of Guest Worker Visa Program

U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) raised concerns to Acting Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Julie Su after reports indicate DOL is failing to process H-2B guest worker visas on time and in accordance with its own regulations.

President Biden Signs King Bill to Increase Benefits for Veterans, Military Families

U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), on June 15, 2023 celebrated the signing into law of his bipartisan legislation to increase benefits for 30,000 Maine veterans and their families.

Collins, King Back Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Students’ Access to Milk in Schools

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.

Governor Mills Signs Highway Fund Budget Into Law Creating New, Sustainable Source of Funding for Transportation Infrastructure Repair

Governor Janet Mills today signed the Highway Fund budget into law and issued the following statement.

Senate Intelligence Bill Advances with Key Provisions Authored by Senator Collins

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, announced that the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 unanimously passed the committee by a 17-0 vote included multiple provisions authored by Senator Collins.

Senator Collins Welcomes Maine Students to Washington, D.C., for National History Day

U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with students from across Maine in Washington to wish them luck as they compete in the final round of the National History Day contest this week.

Maine’s Congressional Delegation, Governor Mills Ask Federal Agency in Charge of Offshore Wind Leasing to Listen to the Voices of Maine Fishermen

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.

King, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Using Existing Authorities

U.S. Senator Angus King is calling on the Biden administration to do everything in its power to lower prescription drug costs for Americans.

King Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Fraud Targeting Veterans

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.

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces $102.5 Million Settlement with Suboxone Maker for Alleged Illegal Monopoly Tactics

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey announced that 42 states, led by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, have negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc.

During Visit to Innovative Saco Business, Governor Mills Urges Legislature to Pass Dirigo Business Incentive Program

Governor Janet Mills visited Tanbark Molded Fiber Products in Saco where she urged the Legislature to approve her Administration’s proposal to replace Maine’s expiring Pine Tree Development Zone (PTDZ) program with a new program, the Dirigo Business Incentive, that better reflects the current needs of Maine’s economy.

Senator Collins Delivers Remarks, Celebrates 75 Years of Women Serving in the United States Armed Forces