press releases
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February 06, 2023
Collins Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging President Biden to Restore Drug Control Policy Director to Cabinet-Level Position
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the State of the Union Address, U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan, bicameral group urging President Biden to announce that he will... -
February 04, 2023
Senator Collins' Statement on Downing of Chinese Spy Balloon
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the Intelligence Committee, released this statement following... -
February 03, 2023
Collins, King Announce Over $48 Million for Maine Public Transit from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Collins, King Announce Over $48 Million for Maine Public Transit from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King... -
February 03, 2023
A New Tool to Help Reduce Non-fatal and Fatal Drug Overdoses
The opioid epidemic continues to claim the lives of far too many people in our State and throughout the country. In 2022, an estimated 716 Mainers died from drug overdoses,... -
Washington, D.C.—In an effort to allow asylum seekers to find employment more quickly and become self-sufficient, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ)...
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February 02, 2023
Murray, Collins Officially Take Helm of Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), issued the following joint statement as they officially assume the roles of Senate... -
February 02, 2023
Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expedite Federal Investments in Weatherization Programs
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve delivery of... -
February 01, 2023
Meet the Women Trying to Avoid a Spending Train Wreck in Congress
New York Times | By: Emily Cochrane The women leading budget negotiations have been friends for years and share a deep respect for and expertise in the appropriations... -
February 01, 2023
Collins, Cardin, Young, Merkley Mark Two-Year Anniversary of the Military Coup in Burma with Resolution Calling for Return to Democratic Governance
Washington, D.C. – To mark the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Todd Young (R-IN), and Jeff Merkley... -
February 01, 2023
Sen. Collins Announces More Than $860,000 for Pedestrian Safety Projects
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the incoming Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured a total of $863,382 for... -
January 31, 2023
Senator Collins, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bills to Bolster Alzheimer’s Research
Washington, D.C.—A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a pair of bills that would cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins are introducing a bipartisan bill to help more Maine families afford residential home biomass heating...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point will be awarded $500,000 in federal funding to improve...
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January 30, 2023
‘We are the table’: Meet the history-making women controlling the most powerful levers of government
CNN | By: Melanie Zanona (From L to R) Sens. Collins, Murray and Reps. DeLauro and Granger Click HERE to watch the CNN segment (CNN) — When Susan Collins first... -
January 30, 2023
Collins, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Apprenticeships
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to apprenticeships. The American Apprenticeship... -
January 27, 2023
5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?
Associated Press | By: Mary Clare Jalonick and Seung Min Kim Washington, D.C.—They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected... -
January 26, 2023
Senator Collins Announces New Measures to Respond to Opioid and Mental Health Crises
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the government funding package that was recently signed into law includes a number of mental health and substance... -
January 26, 2023
Collins, Pingree Announce $33 Million to Improve Climate-Friendly Ferry Service in Maine
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $33 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding... -
January 25, 2023
Legislation to Boost Retirement Saving Plans Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that a version of the SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act that she co-authored with Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) was... -
January 25, 2023
Collins, Barrasso Introduce Bill to Prohibit Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to China
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the Secure Auction for Energy Reserves (SAFER) Act, legislation that would prohibit...
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