The senators ask John Ratcliffe to clarify his views on enhanced interrogation techniques as a follow-up to questions posed by King during the confirmation process.
Sen. Angus King
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Maine health centers awarded $4.7 million to expand COVID-19 testing
The federal funding will be distributed among 18 community health centers, according to U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins.
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Trump’s choice for spy chief vows he won’t politicize intelligence
‘His knowledge of cybersecurity is particularly important given the challenges our country faces,’ said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
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Intelligence chief nominee, a Trump loyalist, says he won’t be swayed by politics
Rep. John Ratcliffe is an ardent supporter of the president, who has been openly dismissive of the government’s spy agencies and once derided them as having ‘run amok,’ but Sen. Susan Collins, who holds a key vote, expressed support for him.
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Federal aid increased for Maine hospitals, health care providers
Another $42 million in grants has been allocated, bringing the total to nearly $188 million.
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On call with Pence, Sen. King calls administration’s failure to expand testing a ‘dereliction of duty’
The Maine senator, an independent, participated in a call with Democratic senators in which he reportedly told the vice president that he had “never been so mad about a phone call in my life.”
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Sens. Collins, King join presidential task force to reopen economy
Maine’s U.S. senators are part of a large bipartisan group that includes two-thirds of the Senate and more than 30 House members.
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Maine hospitals, clinics to receive nearly $146 million in federal aid
The funding is part of a $30 billion aid package for health care providers across the country as part of the federal CARES Act.
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Collins and King protest firing of intelligence community’s watchdog
Maine’s two U.S. senators say they disagree with President Trumps’s decision to dismiss Inspector General Michael Atkinson, and question the timing.
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Second COVID-19 case at BIW triggers more calls to close the shipyard
Some lawmakers want the shipyard shut down to limit further spread to workers and their communities, but Bath Iron Works says its work is essential to national security and Gov. Janet Mills says she does not have authority to close the business.