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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Unemployed and Low-Income

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On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (ME) - Jr

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03/01/2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representatives Young, Moore Lead 112 House and Senate Colleagues in Urging USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Packages, Ensure Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families
01/27/2022 $55 Million for Low-Income Heating Assistance Coming to Maine from American Rescue Plan
10/18/2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - LIHEAP Heating Help
07/08/2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
06/10/2021 Senators Murray, Portman, and King Introduce Major Bipartisan Legislation to Close Digital Divide, Promote Digital Equity
05/17/2021 Letter to Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Menendez, Booker Join Democratic Colleagues In Support Of HHS Title X Rule To Reverse The Trump Administration's Gag Rule
05/13/2021 King Backs CARE for Kids Act to Address Hunger Among Children Living with Grandparents and Other Caregivers
04/21/2021 Collins, King Announce More Than $380,000 to Modernize Maine's Unemployment System Amid COVID-19
04/07/2021 Letter to Secretary Janet Yellen, Department of The Treasury - Sinema to Administration: Help States Distribute Unemployment Insurance Efficiently
03/22/2021 Collins, King Back Bipartisan Legislation to Help More Americans Access Jobs Training and Get Back to Work
02/10/2021 King Cosponsors Bill to Expand Healthcare Access to More Americans, Provide Needed Federal Funding to States
02/05/2021 King Pushes to Accelerate Rural Pandemic Relief
01/28/2021 King, Colleagues Call on FCC to Prioritize Telehealth Programs for Rural Areas
12/02/2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader - Gillibrand Urges Senate Leadership To Extend Enhanced Unemployment Benefits In Next Coronavirus Relief Package
12/01/2020 Letter to Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Hon. Charles Schumer - Sinema to Senate Leaders: Extend Cares Act Unemployment Insurance Benefits
12/01/2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Extend Unemployment Programs in Forthcoming COVID Relief Legislation
04/13/2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Department of Labor - Feinstein, Wyden, Schumer, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Ensure Workers Receive Unemployment Benefits
04/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Schumer, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits
04/07/2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefits
03/22/2020 King Calls for Further Negotiation to Improve Senate Coronavirus Response
02/07/2020 In Rockport, King Visits Knox County Homeless Coalition Headquarters
10/18/2019 Letter to Hon. Alex M. Azar, II, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Shaheen & Hassan Call for Quick Distribution of LIHEAP Assistance
06/14/2019 Senators Hassan, Shaheen Join in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Establish Affordable Housing Task Force
03/28/2019 Letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue - Group of Senators Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposed SNAP Rule
10/12/2018 Letter to the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Release LIHEAP Aid

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