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 »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As families across Maine struggle with a lack of affordable housing, U.S. Senator Angus King is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to create nearly two million new affordable homes across the country – including thousands in Maine. The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act would expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to provide more homes for low-income people, support small businesses trying to attract workers, and fill the state’s... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that three Maine organizations will receive a total of $14,110,393 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The three organizations are Penquis C.A.P., Inc. in Bangor, Aroostook County Action Program in Presque Isle, and Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation in Farmingdale. “Head Start programs are instrumental in... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Angus King is cosponsoring a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would improve access to behavioral services for older Americans. The Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2023 would increase Medicare’s reimbursement rate for clinical social workers, aligning it with that of other non-physician providers, and ensuring clinical social workers can provide their full range of services to Medicare beneficiaries. “Accessible and reliable... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, and Mitt Romney (R-UT), have introduced a bipartisan bill to better evaluate national security threats posed by China. The China Defense Spending Transparency Act would require the Defense Intelligence Agency to publish a comprehensive report detailing the full true extent of China’s military capacity. Official statistics coming from China about their defense... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), today questioned top officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about a number of challenges with homecare and nursing homes facing Maine’s veterans community. In a hearing of the SVAC committee, Senator King questioned Dr. Scotte Hartronft of the Office of Geriatrics & Extended Care and Jonathan... Continue Reading »
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Seapower Subcommittee, announced today that Eastport will receive a port visit during the city’s 2023 Fourth of July celebration. The U.S. Navy has committed to sending the USS Oscar Austin, a Bath-built Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, from Norfolk, Virginia. “We are grateful that the U.S. Navy will honor... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness (WPHW) will receive $300,000 to help build and expand substance use disorder and mental health services. This federal funding, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will help WPHW improve the health, safety, and well-being of tribal communities across Maine. “The opioid crisis has... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after voting with a bipartisan group of 62 other Senators to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 that will raise the federal government’s debt ceiling until January 1, 2025. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature into law. “Maine people pay their bills when they are due – the federal government should be no different. Today, I joined with Senators on... Continue Reading »
Watch or download Senator King’s questioning HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King today continued his push for America to rapidly move towards a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. In a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, King questioned James Robb – President & CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation – about how fast the nation can transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have introduced bipartisan legislation to expand financial support for America’s fishing communities. The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act would allow businesses that provide direct assistance to fishing operations – like gear producers or cold storage – to access the same loans from the Farm Credit System (FCS) already offered to service providers for farmers, ranchers, and... Continue Reading »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs (SVAC), today questioned a top Department of Veterans Affairs Nominee about a number of challenges facing the Maine veterans community and her commitment to addressing them. In a hearing of the SVAC committee, Senator King questioned Deputy Secretary nominee Tanya Bradsher about how soon Maine Veterans’ Homes can expect to see reimbursements for care provided to veterans with... Continue Reading »
