WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) presented U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jack Reed (D-RI) with the John D. Dingell Award. Named after one of the longest-serving members of Congress, this award is presented to leaders who exemplify and promote labor-management cooperation and whose efforts have helped to advance the common objectives of IBEW members and the electric power industry. Senators Collins and Reed received this recognition for their steadfast support of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
"LIHEAP provides vital relief to thousands of people in Maine and millions thr...