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Senator Collins Announces Nearly $375,000 for Service Coordinators at 12 Maine Housing Developments for Seniors and Disabled Individuals

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that 12 multifamily housing developments for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Maine have been awarded a total of $374,400 through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Service Coordinator Program.

Collins, King Announce $574,650 in Grant Funding for University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratory Collaboration

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Boothbay two grants totaling $574,650 for a joint study of a marine protozoan parasite that infects oysters. Bigelow Laboratory has received $399,908 for the project and University of Maine has received $174,742.

Senator Collins Announces that Halsey Frank Has Been Nominated to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Halsey Frank, a current Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine and career prosecutor, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine.

Maine Delegation Calls On Top U.S. Trade Officials to Act In Light of Canada-EU Trade Deal That Could Undermine Maine’s Lobster Industry and Jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and U.S.

Food and Drug Administration Announces Action Plan that Mirrors Collins, McCaskill, Cotton, Franken Bipartisan Bill to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs

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Collins, King Again Call on Administration to Approve Additional Seasonal H-2B Visas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King have signed onto a bipartisan letter led by Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly urging him to use the authority provided by Congress to lift the cap on seasonal H-2B visas that employers rely on to fill summer jobs. In the letter, the senators expressed their concern about reports that visas may not be approved in time for peak tourist season.

Collins, King Announce More Than $23 Million Award Contract for Cianbro for Dry Dock Repairs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield will be awarded $23,098,000 from the U.S. Navy for improvements to dry dock number one at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery.

Senator Collins Tweets on Senate Health Care Bill: “I Will Vote No on Motion to Proceed”

Following Effort from Senators Collins, Klobuchar, and Heitkamp, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will Resume Premium Processing for Doctors Participating in the Conrad 30 Program that Helps Rural America

Washington, D.C. - Following an effort from U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today will resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed for medical doctors under the Conrad 30 Waiver program, as well as interested government agency waivers. The Conrad 30 program helps address physician shortages by allowing doctors to stay in the United States in exchange for practicing in underserved areas, such as rural communities.

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ICYMI: Senator Collins Discusses Health Care on ABC’s “This Week”

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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins appeared on ABC’s “This Week” with host George Stephanopoulos to discuss the Senate health care bill.

A transcript of the interview follows:

“This Week”
June 25, 2017