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Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Jared Golden announced today that they secured $1,000,000 in the Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation and Housing Appropriations bill to construct an anaerobic biodigester at the Forest Products Hub in Madison. As the Ranking Member and lead Republican on the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Collins co-authored this funding bill.

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Jared Golden announced today that they secured $411,710 in the Fiscal Year 2022 Housing Appropriations bill to support the renovation of Johnson Hall in Gardiner. As the Ranking Member and lead Republican on the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Collins co-authored this funding bill.

The omnibus funding package passed the House and the Senate and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Jared Golden announced today that they secured $1,700,000 for the wastewater treatment facility that serves the towns of Livermore Falls and Jay in the Fiscal Year 2022 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill. Senator Collins is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee.

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that $17,065,000 to support Maine's lobster industry was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill. Senator Collins is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the CJS Appropriations Subcommittee.

WASHINGTON — As part of his ongoing work to expand access to good jobs in Maine's heritage industries, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $1 million in dedicated funding for a mobile welding lab for the Maine Community College System (MCCS). The new lab will allow all seven Maine Community Colleges to offer welding and manufacturing training, skills in high demand from Bath Iron Works (BIW) and other employers.

WASHINGTON — In an important development for the Katahdin region, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $300,000 in dedicated funding for two new four-wheel drive ambulances for the East Millinocket Fire Department. The East Millinocket Fire Department is responsible for responding to paramedic emergencies across more than 515 square miles.

WASHINGTON — In a big win for the next generation of Maine loggers, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $1 million in dedicated funding for the Mechanized Logging Operations Training Program run by Northern Maine Community College (NMCC).

WASHINGTON — With gas and home heating prices rising at near-record rates and necessary sanctions against Russia likely to drive prices higher, Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02), Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), Jim Baird (IN-04), and Don Bacon (NE-02) today proposed a comprehensive, three-pronged, bipartisan plan to the Biden Administration to increase oil and gas production and help reduce energy prices.