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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Employment and Affirmative Action

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

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Employment and Affirmative Action

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12/07/2022 Letter to Lauren McFerran, Chair of the National Labor Relations Board - Braun, Manchin, King, Lankford, Sinema, and Collins urge NLRB Chairman to drop harmful rule for franchises in bipartisan letter
03/10/2022 Collins, King Announce $800,000 to Expand Employment, Workforce Training Opportunities in Coastal Maine
02/10/2022 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Hon. Martin J. Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Warner, Kaine Urge Biden Administration to Ensure Virginia Seafood Processors Receive Necessary Visas
10/18/2021 Letter to Merrick Galand, US Attorney General - Klobuchar, Durbin, Colleagues Request Update from Justice Department on Efforts to Protect Election Officials and Workers
08/16/2021 King Backs Bipartisan Push for Cybersecurity Training at HBCUs, Schools with Higher Student Diversity
06/08/2021 King Votes to Advance Paycheck Fairness Act to Close Gender Wage Gap
05/21/2021 Following Push Led by Collins, King, and Pingree, DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas That Will Support Maine's Tourism Industry
05/17/2021 To Honor and Support Wounded Warriors, King Backs Proposal to Create Senate Fellowship Position Opportunities
04/27/2021 Acting on COVID Lessons, King Seeking to Improve Home Healthcare Quality, Strengthen Its Workforce
04/12/2021 Letter to President Joseph Biden - Cotton, Colleagues Ask President Biden to Support Funding for Increased U.S. Semiconductor Production
03/19/2021 King Urges Biden to End Harmful Trump Administration Ban on Seasonal, Employer-Sponsored, and Cultural Exchange Visas
03/17/2021 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Biden to Immediately Rescind Trump Administration Ban on Seasonal, Employer-Sponsored, and Cultural Exchange Visas
03/11/2021 King Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill that Supports Trucking Workforce of the Future
03/06/2021 King Reaffirms Commitment to Increase Minimum Wage
09/08/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Russell T. Vought - Senators Collins, Van Hollen Lead Bipartisan Push to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional for Federal Employees and Service Members
08/05/2020 Senator King Pushes to Support Rural Economies Amid Coronavirus Relief Negotiations
07/22/2020 Semiconductor Manufacturing in Maine, U.S. Gets Bolstered By Passage of Amendment Supported by Senators Collins, King
07/17/2020 Senators Collins, King Announce $450,000 to Expand Maine Apprenticeship Programs
07/13/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Van Hollen, Cardin, Democratic Senators Urge Significant, New Flexible Funding for State and Local Governments
06/12/2020 Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Treasury Secretary and Jovita Carranza, Small Business Administration Administrator - Lankford Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging the Administration to Provide Paperwork Relief for Oklahoma Small Businesses who Utilized the COVID-19 Relief Program
06/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - In New Letter to Secretary Mnuchin and SBA Administrator Carranza, Sens. Brown, Schumer, Cardin, and Shaheen Lead All 47 Senate Democrats in Calling for Urgently-Needed Improvements to Streamline and Simplify Current, Onerous Process for Smaller Businesses Applying for PPP Loan Forgiveness
06/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Democratic Leader, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader - Heinrich, Tonko Lead Bicameral Call For Inclusion Of Clean Energy Workforce Support In COVID-19 Economic Recovery Packages
05/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Russell Vought, Acting Dir. of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Hon. Michael Rigas, Acting Dir. of the Office of Personnel Management - Wyden Calls for Hazard Pay, Increased Safety Measures for Federal Employees and Contractors
05/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Golden, Collins, King Push SBA to Make PPP Relief Available to Critical Access Hospitals Like Calais, Penobscot Valley
04/29/2020 Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Murray, Heinrich, Democrats to Scalia: Do Your Job and Protect Workers Before Reopening the Economy
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