Press Releases

February 27, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $210,850 FOR BERWICK FIRE DEPARTMENT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $210,850 in grant funding...

February 27, 2008

HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR AIRPORT TO RECEIVE $30,000 TSA REIMBURSEMENT

Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) notified U.S. Senator Susan Collins that the agency has agreed to her request that it reimburse the Hancock County-Bar...

February 27, 2008

RELIANCE ON PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ EXAMINED

Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, recently held a hearing to examine whether the U.S. Government is over reliant on private...

February 26, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS REQUESTS TIMELINE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR STEPPING UP CYBER-SECURITY

In an effort to prevent Americans’ sensitive personal information from falling into the wrong hands, Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security...

February 26, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS CALL FOR DIALOGUE WITH CANADA TO HELP BETTER PROTECT LARGE ATLANTIC WHALES

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that they have introduced a Senate resolution that would call for bilateral discussions between U.S. and Canadian...

February 26, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS JOINS BIPARTISAN COALITION ON LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN SAFETY OF TOYS AND OTHER CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Senator Susan Collins today joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing legislation to better protect children and consumers from unsafe toys and other products by...

February 24, 2008

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS APPLAUDS SENATOR COLLINS

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), an independent group devoted to environmentally sound public policy, today announced that U.S. Senator Susan Collins has received a perfect...

February 22, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADE TO CLEAN BURNING WOOD STOVES

During a news conference at the Jotul manufacturing facility in Gorham today, Senator Susan Collins announced that she has introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide a...

February 22, 2008

MAINE TO RECEIVE $3.84 MILLION IN EMERGENCY LIHEAP FUNDS

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the United States Department of Health and Human Services has released $40 million in emergency LIHEAP...

February 22, 2008

"Put Out In The Cold"

As a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, I have had the opportunity to work on many issues of importance to older Americans. In addition to our oversight of major...

February 21, 2008

SNOWE, COLLINS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR BURLINGTON HOMES’ WORKERS

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-ME) released the following statement in response to the announcement that Burlington Homes will be immediately suspending their...

February 20, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $457,432 FOR LEWISTON, CUMBERLAND, ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENTS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $457,432 in grant funding...

February 19, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF FIDEL CASTRO

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released the following statement on the resignation of Cuban leader Fidel Castro: “It is unlikely that Fidel Castro's decision to step down...

February 16, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BILL REQUIRING EPA TO REDUCE MERCURY POLLUTION

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that she is an original cosponsor of legislation to help protect Americans from the harmful effects of mercury pollution. The...

February 15, 2008

“Honoring Fallen Firefighters By Strengthening The U.S. Fire Administration”

Our nation’s firefighters are among our bravest first responders, constantly putting themselves in harm’s way to help keep our communities safe. Sadly, these...

February 15, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS REQUEST ASSISTANCE FOR SAS SHOEMAKERS EMPLOYEES IN PITTSFIELD

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today requested that the U.S. Department of Labor approve a Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) petition filed on behalf of the 138...

February 15, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DAVID WALKER’S DEPARTURE FROM GAO

David Walker, who is the United States Comptroller General and the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’s chief watchdog organization, announced that...

February 15, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS MOURNS THE PASSING OF DICK WARREN

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement following the passing of Dick Warren, former publisher of the Bangor Daily News. "Dick Warren's passing is a...

February 15, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS DHS CHIEF ON TWIC CARD AVAILABILITY

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff about the...

February 14, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES THAT THE NAVY HAS AWARDED BATH IRON WORKS $1.4 BILLION FOR DDG-1000 CONSTRUCTION

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) a final...

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $210,850 FOR BERWICK FIRE DEPARTMENT

HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR AIRPORT TO RECEIVE $30,000 TSA REIMBURSEMENT

RELIANCE ON PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ EXAMINED

SENATOR COLLINS REQUESTS TIMELINE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR STEPPING UP CYBER-SECURITY

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS CALL FOR DIALOGUE WITH CANADA TO HELP BETTER PROTECT LARGE ATLANTIC WHALES

SENATOR COLLINS JOINS BIPARTISAN COALITION ON LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN SAFETY OF TOYS AND OTHER CONSUMER PRODUCTS

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS APPLAUDS SENATOR COLLINS

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADE TO CLEAN BURNING WOOD STOVES

MAINE TO RECEIVE $3.84 MILLION IN EMERGENCY LIHEAP FUNDS

"Put Out In The Cold"

SNOWE, COLLINS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR BURLINGTON HOMES’ WORKERS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $457,432 FOR LEWISTON, CUMBERLAND, ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SENATOR COLLINS STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF FIDEL CASTRO

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BILL REQUIRING EPA TO REDUCE MERCURY POLLUTION

“Honoring Fallen Firefighters By Strengthening The U.S. Fire Administration”

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS REQUEST ASSISTANCE FOR SAS SHOEMAKERS EMPLOYEES IN PITTSFIELD

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DAVID WALKER’S DEPARTURE FROM GAO

SENATOR COLLINS MOURNS THE PASSING OF DICK WARREN

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS DHS CHIEF ON TWIC CARD AVAILABILITY

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES THAT THE NAVY HAS AWARDED BATH IRON WORKS $1.4 BILLION FOR DDG-1000 CONSTRUCTION