WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a letter sent to the Attorney General, U.S. Senator Susan Collins called on the Department of Justice to reverse its decision to stop defending critical protections for people with pre-existing conditions in ongoing litigation in federal court.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), both members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, applauded the Committee’s passage of the Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 by a unanimous bipartisan vote of 15-0. The bill, which includes key provisions authored by both Senators Collins and King, authorizes funding, provides appropriate legal authorities and enhances Congressional oversight for the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).
Senate ‘Odd Couple’ Tries to Salvage an Immigration Deal
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $310 million – an increase of $34.5 million – for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office as part of the fiscal year 2019 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill. This includes $32 million for the COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program, which helps state law enforcement agencies investigate unlawful activities related to the heroin and opioids epidemic.
Washington, D.C. — By a vote of 86-5, the Senate passed a bipartisan appropriations “minibus” today that includes the fiscal year 2019 Energy and Water, Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch funding bills. U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, successfully pushed for a number of provisions that were incorporated into the final bill. The legislation now awaits further consideration by the House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins, a member of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King announced today that the State of Maine will receive nearly $50 million towards a 138-bed nursing home in Augusta that Maine Veterans’ Homes is building that will replace an older facility.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $200,000 to the Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP). This funding is allocated through the Department’s Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program to better assist ACAP in connecting individuals with local and state-wide health services.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee and the founder and co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of two advances in diabetes technologies that will help millions of Americans suffering from diabetes better manage the disease.
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