Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King will be part of a bipartisan group of 10 senators planning to meet this weekend with foreign leaders and Ukrainians living in Polish refugee camps.
Sen. Angus King
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Maine’s members of Congress support additional assistance for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea for more U.S. assistance in an address to Congress on Wednesday.
advertisement
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: It’s been 60 years since the Cuban missile crisis. This is worse.
While some Mainers grumble about skyrocketing gas prices, a far more ominous threat looms over Ukraine.
Posted inLocal & State
Funding package passed by Congress includes money for long list of Maine initiatives
The omnibus package includes hundreds of millions of dedicated funds for projects in Maine requested by members of the state’s congressional delegation.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Sens. King and Collins join bipartisan vote to stabilize the U.S. Postal Service
The $107 billion bill already passed the House and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Collins, King participate in Zoom call with embattled Ukrainian leader
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged them and hundreds of other U.S. lawmakers on Saturday to increase aid in his country’s war with Russia.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Sen. King warns of Russian cyberattacks against U.S.
Maine’s independent senator says Putin is headed for a grinding, ultimately unwinnable occupation of Ukraine and is likely to lash out with cyberattacks.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Federal funding for emergency shelter in Portland extended to July
The FEMA funding has been extended through July 1 following a request from the governor and members of Maine’s congressional delegation.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden’s Supreme Court choice has had the support of both Maine senators
Both Susan Collins and Angus King voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Court of Appeals last year.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Work rules for asylum seekers not helping anyone
Changes backed by Rep. Pingree and Sens. Collins and King would give refugees the opportunity to work soon after arriving.