Press Releases

September 29, 2009

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO HELP PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that seven Maine organizations have been awarded a combined $4,685,162 in grant from the U.S....

September 25, 2009

"Angels In Adoption"

Every child needs and deserves a safe and loving home, a family to provide support, stability, and hugs. But for hundreds of thousands of children in America, tragic circumstances...

September 22, 2009

CZAR ACCOUNTABILITY: CREATING TRANSPARENCY FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, offered an amendment on the floor of the Senate today that would...

September 22, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $876,120 IN HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FUNDING FOR PORTLAND

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $876,120 in homelessness...

September 21, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.83M IN EDA FUNDING FOR UMAINE

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded $1,827,000...

September 17, 2009

FULL SENATE APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS’ ONE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT

The U.S. Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation Appropriations bill which includes provisions, authored by Senator Susan Collins, that would create a one-year...

September 17, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS, REP. ISSA DEMAND FEDERAL IG PROBES INTO ACORN FUNDING ACTIVITIES

Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Ranking Member of the House...

September 15, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF OVER U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today asked Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to examine the concerns raised by John Bernard, the father of Lance Cpl. Joshua...

September 15, 2009

SENATORS EXPRESS CONCERN WITH NUMBER OF CZARS IN ADMINISTRATION

In a letter to the President, Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questions the number of "czars"...

September 15, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $9.2 MILLION FOR PORTLAND JETPORT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $9.2 million grant to...

September 14, 2009

SENATORS COLLINS, CARDIN INTRODUCE ETHANOL FUEL BLENDS LEGISLATION

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today introduced legislation designed to ensure that new gasoline fuel mixtures introduced into the...

September 11, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $202,567 IN ECONOMIC PLANNING FUNDING

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has granted a...

September 11, 2009

“September 11th: A Nation Transformed”

Our nation today marks the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on our country. Some of us acknowledge the solemn occasion by gathering with family...

September 09, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION FOR MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has included an additional $20 million in the Fiscal Year...

September 09, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES $59 MILLION FOR MAINE PROGRAMS IN SENATE DEFENSE SPENDING BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she has successfully secured $59 million for Maine programs in the FY 2010...

September 08, 2009

LIEBERMAN, COLLINS SEEK TO PROTECT U.S. AGAINST BIOLOGICAL AND OTHER TERRORIST WMD ATTACKS

As the nation prepares to mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent anthrax attacks, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe...

September 04, 2009

“Middle East Visit Finds Progress In Iraq, Looming Problems In Afghanistan”

In Congress, lawmakers are privy to myriad reports, studies and analyses. Much time is spent immersed in hearings, witness testimony, high-level briefings and the never-ending...

September 04, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $40 MILLION IN CLEAN ENERGY FUNDS FOR EVERGREEN WIND POWER IN DANFORTH

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $40,441,471 grant funding to Evergreen Wind...

September 04, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $50,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ASSIST POLICE IN BANGOR AND CALAIS

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a combined $54,487 in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice...

September 01, 2009

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $966,787 FOR THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $966,787 to the Maine State Health Department to help...

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO HELP PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

"Angels In Adoption"

CZAR ACCOUNTABILITY: CREATING TRANSPARENCY FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $876,120 IN HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FUNDING FOR PORTLAND

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.83M IN EDA FUNDING FOR UMAINE

FULL SENATE APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS’ ONE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT

SENATOR COLLINS, REP. ISSA DEMAND FEDERAL IG PROBES INTO ACORN FUNDING ACTIVITIES

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF OVER U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN

SENATORS EXPRESS CONCERN WITH NUMBER OF CZARS IN ADMINISTRATION

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $9.2 MILLION FOR PORTLAND JETPORT

SENATORS COLLINS, CARDIN INTRODUCE ETHANOL FUEL BLENDS LEGISLATION

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $202,567 IN ECONOMIC PLANNING FUNDING

“September 11th: A Nation Transformed”

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION FOR MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES $59 MILLION FOR MAINE PROGRAMS IN SENATE DEFENSE SPENDING BILL

LIEBERMAN, COLLINS SEEK TO PROTECT U.S. AGAINST BIOLOGICAL AND OTHER TERRORIST WMD ATTACKS

“Middle East Visit Finds Progress In Iraq, Looming Problems In Afghanistan”

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $40 MILLION IN CLEAN ENERGY FUNDS FOR EVERGREEN WIND POWER IN DANFORTH

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $50,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ASSIST POLICE IN BANGOR AND CALAIS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $966,787 FOR THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH