WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,935,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the MDI Biological Laboratory in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The bill, which passed the Senate last week and was approved by the House of Representatives this afternoon, has been signed into law.
"For more than two decades, the MDI Biological Laboratory has offered educational programing and training for students, helping to grow Maine's STEM workforce," said Senator Collins. "This funding will support the creation of a facility that would expand t...