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Sen. Angus King

Published
June 30, 2022

Supreme Court ruling limits EPA’s power to combat climate change – but not Maine’s

The 6-3 decision Thursday will have few direct effects on Maine’s ambitious climate change efforts.
Published
June 22, 2022

BIW would benefit from proposal for multi-year deal to build destroyers

Sen. Angus King says the Senate Armed Services Committee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act allows for up to 15 DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers the shipyard can compete to build.
Published
June 9, 2022

King, Collins voice support for raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles, a measure Golden opposed

The House passed a bill to raise the age from 18 to 21 yesterday, but it’s unknown if or when the Senate might take it up.
Published
May 26, 2022

Sen. Collins exploring bipartisan compromise on gun safety measures

Collins says she is optimistic a compromise can be found after the initial meeting of 4 Republican and 4 Democratic senators.
Published
April 4, 2022

Sen. Angus King co-sponsors bill aimed at curbing Putin’s access to cryptocurrency

The bill would ensure that Russia's president and oligarchs can't use digital assets to avoid economic sanctions.

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Published
April 1, 2022

U.S. issues 35,000 more seasonal worker visas needed for Maine tourist businesses

Foreign laborers authorized to work in the United States under the H-2B visa program are critical to Maine's summer tourism businesses.
Published
April 1, 2022

Sen. King says he’ll vote to confirm Judge Jackson to Supreme Court

Maine's independent senator was expected to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination and officially announced it Friday.
Published
March 29, 2022

‘Talkin’ Maine with the Bow Tie Boy’ celebrates 400th show with Sen. Angus King

Host Tom Saviello celebrated the 400th episode by inviting U.S. Sen. Angus King to come on the show and talk about Ukraine. The show has been airing on Mt. Blue TV since 2006.
Published
March 21, 2022

Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border

Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine's 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own.
Published
March 17, 2022

Maine’s U.S. senators traveling to Poland and Germany

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.