Collins, King Urge Action On Delayed VA Medical Leases (Angus S Jr King)
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Tuesday, May 24, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan group of thirteen other Senators on a letter urging the Senate...
View ArticleKing Successfully Secures Provision in NDAA Requiring Defense Department to...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Thursday, May 12, 2016 BRUNSWICK, ME - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that he has successfully added a provision to the 2017 National Defense Authorization...
View ArticleAt Roundtable with VA Officials, King Presses for Improvements to Veterans’...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Monday, May 2, 2016 AUGUSTA, ME - During a tour and roundtable discussion at the Maine VA Medical Center at Togus today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) urged top officials...
View ArticlePeters, Daines, Tillis & Gillibrand Introduce Amendment Ensuring Fairness for...
(Source: Gary Peters) 05.26.16 WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Steve Daines (R-MT), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced an amendment to the National Defense...
View ArticlePeters, Stabenow Introduce Student Tax Relief Act (Gary Peters)
(Source: Gary Peters) 05.26.16 WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today joined six of their colleagues to introduce the Student Tax Relief Act, a bill that would protect...
View ArticleKing Legislation Drops Student Loan Interest Rates to 12-Year Low (Angus S Jr...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Wednesday, May 11, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In remarks delivered on the Senate floor this afternoon, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) applauded an announcement that federal...
View ArticleIntroducing bipartisan Student Loan Forgiveness Tax Repayment Act (Chellie...
(Source: Chellie Pingree) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined Republican and Democratic colleagues in the House introducing legislation today to assist families who are dealing with the loss or sudden...
View ArticleSenators Introduce Student Tax Relief Act (Christopher A Coons)
(Source: Christopher A Coons) 05.26.16 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) today was joined by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Tammy Baldwin...
View ArticleSenators Introduce Student Tax Relief Act (Debbie Stabenow)
(Source: Debbie Stabenow) The legislation would protect defrauded students from being taxed on their forgiven loans Thursday, May 26, 2016 U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today was joined by...
View ArticleICYMI: News Journal: Coons bill would end tax hit for forgiven college loans...
(Source: Christopher A Coons) 05.24.16 WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, below is an article from The News Journal on U.S. Senator Chris Coons' (D-Del.) bill to eliminate a tax penalty levied on...
View ArticleIn Honor of Memorial Day, King Commemorates America’s Fallen Servicemembers...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Saturday, May 28, 2016 LEWISTON, ME - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today marched in the Lewiston-Auburn Memorial Day Parade and delivered remarks honoring Maine and...
View ArticleIn May Podcast, King Discussed Ways to Better Support Veterans (Angus S Jr King)
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Sunday, May 29, 2016 BRUNSWICK, ME - This weekend, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the May edition of his podcast focusing on ways to support veterans in Maine and...
View ArticleCollins, King Urge Action On Delayed VA Medical Leases (Susan M Collins)
(Source: Susan M Collins) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan group of thirteen other Senators on a letter urging the Senate Committee on Veterans'...
View ArticleCollins, King Congratulate Thornton Academy Students for Performance in...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Tuesday, May 3, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today congratulated Thornton Academy students for their participation in the Carlos and Malú...
View Article'Pay As You Earn' can help graduates overwhelmed by debt
By Ara Oghoorian, owner of Acap Asset Management If you've graduated and started working, and yet you still feel overwhelmed by your student loan payments, there are ways to lessen the load. Federal...
View ArticleMURPHY, WARREN, BOOKER, COONS STATEMENT ON NEW ACCOUNTABILITY RULE FROM DEPT....
(Source: Christopher Murphy) Thursday, May 26, 2016 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and...
View ArticleCollins, King Announce Nearly $13 Million in Funding For Head Start in Maine...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Tuesday, May 31, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that five Maine organizations will receive a total of $12,905,079 from the...
View ArticlePortman’s Disastrous Record for Ohio Students and Teachers (Ohio Democratic...
(Source: Ohio Democratic Party) As Strickland Earns Ohio Federation of Teachers Endorsement, Portman's Record Against Education Stands In Stark Contrast COLUMBUS - With Ted Strickland receiving the...
View ArticleICYMI: Senators Coons, King, Portman op-ed in TIME: “The Secret Tax That...
(Source: Christopher A Coons) 06.01.16 WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Angus King (I-Maine), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) yesterday published an op-ed in TIME about...
View ArticleBennet Amendment Extends Support to Disabled Veterans Training for Olympics...
(Source: Michael F Bennet) Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate has passed an amendment introduced by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to provide support for disabled veterans competing in sports at an...
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