NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Demand Trump Admin Release $4 Million in Anti-Poverty Funding to Vermont
community action agencies in almost every county in America use these funds to provide urgent financial
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King, Ricketts Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Provide Mental Health Services to Incarcerated Veterans
Randy Liberty. “While serving as Sheriff of Kennebec County, as Warden of the Maine State Prison
King, Golden, Collins Demand IRS re-open Bangor and Augusta Tax Assistance Centers
person services. Some of Maine’s most rural counties relied on the Bangor and Augusta TACs as their … primary service center. Residents in Piscataquis County, which is 100 percent rural, regularly used Bangor and Augusta
King, Cramer Introduce Bill to Help Servicemembers Access Earned Benefits
enough. It takes people. State and county Veterans Service Officers are often the first ones to help veterans
NEWS: Sanders, DeLauro, 168 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Guarantee Paid Sick Leave to American Workers
Commercial Workers (UFCW), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), National Education Association (NEA), American Federation
NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Secure More than $100 Million for Vermont in Federal Funding Bills
infrastructure projects in Richmond, Montpelier, Burlington and Addison County. Sanders and Balint jointly secured
King, Rounds Secure Additional H-2B Visas to Support Small Businesses
Government Accountability Office report concluded that ‘counties with H-2B employers generally had lower unemployment rates and higher … average weekly wages than counties that do not have any H-2B employers.’ Issuing the extra discretionary
King Discusses ICE Operations in Maine and U.S., Path Forward on Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill
words of the sheriff in, in Cumberland County when they took one of his recruits. He called
King, Rounds Lead Bipartisan Push for Release of Visas to Support Small Businesses
Government Accountability Office report concluded that “counties with H-2B employers generally had lower unemployment rates and higher … average weekly wages than counties that do not have any H-2B employers.”]Issuing the extra discretionary
King, Colleagues Pressure Trump Administration to Fully — Not Partially — Fund SNAP Benefits
percent of the state — receive SNAP benefits. Several counties across the state are approaching or surpassing 20 percent
King-Backed Legislation Would Keep Maine Families Fed During Government Shutdown
state’s population — receive SNAP benefits. Several counties across the state are approaching or surpassing 20 percent
King Presses USDA to Immediately Release Billions in SNAP Funds to Help Feed Maine Families
percent of the state — receive SNAP benefits. Several counties across the state are approaching or surpassing 20 percent
NEWS: Sanders, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Make Medical, Dental and Nursing Schools Tuition Free and Expand the Health Care Workforce
Teaching Health Centers; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); American Institute of Dental Public Health
Maine Delegation Urges Department of Education to Continue Funding USM, UMF Upward Bound Programs
serves roughly 60 students in Oxford County and, together with a partner program, supports 139 students across
NEWS: Sanders, Tlaib Introduce Bill to End Outrageous CEO Pay and Combat Corporate Greed
Human Needs, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and the International Union, United Automobile
Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $20.5 Million for Economic Development Projects Across Maine
strengthening economic opportunity in communities across 13 Maine counties. “The NBRC has long helped provide rural regions with
King on Senate Floor: This Tax Bill is “Irresponsible, Regressive, and Downright Cruel”
Maine of obstetric services. We have a county with no obstetric services. And that's only going
Maine Delegation Presses Labor Secretary to Reopen Job Corps Centers
largest employers in Aroostook County, employing nearly 130 Mainers. The DOL’s plan would prevent around 260 highly
King Blasts Defense Secretary for Presenting Incomplete FY26 Pentagon Budget
defense business conducted annually in Maine impacting every county. Budget bills help these stakeholders with short-term
NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump’s Arrest of a Milwaukee Judge
Trump administration’s arrest of a Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, circuit judge: This morning, President Trump directed
NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 175 Colleagues Introduce Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17 by 2030, Benefitting Nearly 22 Million Americans
People with Disabilities (AAPD), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), American Federation of Teachers
King, Colleagues Demand USDA Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Maine Schools, Farmers
farmers, with 119 districts in all 16 counties in Maine buying local. School districts have been able
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on Senate Floor: CR Would Cut Taxes for Billionaires and Slash Funding for the Working Class
reality of what is going on in our county today: the rich are getting richer, working people
NEW REPORT: Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the Wealthy
that people living in the top 1% of counties ranked by median household income live seven years longer … than Americans living in the bottom 50% of counties. “The massive income and wealth inequality that exists
NEWS: As Republicans Attempt to Undermine Social Security, Sanders, Warren, Schakowsky, Hoyle Introduce Legislation to Expand Social Security
Alliance for Retired Americans, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFSCME Retirees, American Postal Workers