Press Releases

November 13, 2006

Big Opportunities For Small Businesses

Small businesses make up the vast majority of businesses in Maine and are an important driving force of our state’s economy. According to the...

November 09, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON ROBERT GATES’ NOMINATION TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today released the following statement following the President’s announcement that he is nominating...

November 09, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has...

November 09, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON ROBERT GATES’ NOMINATION TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today released the following statement following the President’s announcement that he is nominating...

November 03, 2006

FEINGOLD, COLLINS CONTINUE PUSH FOR BETTER DENTAL CARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are continuing their effort to strengthen dental care for the underserved. In a letter to...

November 03, 2006

Senator Collins Visits Damariscotta Region Chamber Of Commerce

On Thursday, October 26th, Senator Collins addressed members of the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce during its annual “business feast” at the Central Lincoln...

November 03, 2006

Senator Collins Tours Penobscot Marine Museum In Searsport

Senator Collins visited and toured the Penobscot Marine Museum on Monday, October 23rd. The museum campus is a series of buildings spread throughout the coastal town of...

November 02, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS WORKS TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH DEFIBRILLATORS

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins is leading efforts in the Senate to help save people who are suffering from a heart attack, by pushing to increase...

November 02, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS URGE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY POSTAL WORKERS’ UNION IN SCARBOROUGH

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today sent a letter urging the U.S. Postmaster General, John Potter,...

November 02, 2006

SENATORS COLLINS, KENNEDY, COLEMAN & FEINGOLD LEAD CALL FOR PELL GRANT FUNDING INCREASE

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Edward Kennedy (D- MA), Norm Coleman (R-MN), and Russ Feingold (D-WI) are calling for an increase in...

October 31, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MAINE TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $2.6 MILLION TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and...

October 31, 2006

PATTEN FREE LIBRARY IN BATH SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONWIDE “BIG READ”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins are pleased to announce that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has selected the...

October 27, 2006

Voting & Public Service

Mainers have a proud tradition of being among the most active and involved voters in the country. Election after election, our residents go to the polls in...

October 27, 2006

SOUTH BERWICK FAMILY MEETS WITH SENATOR COLLINS IN WASHINGTON, DC

Senator Susan Collins recently met in her Washington, DC office with the Whelan family of South Berwick, Maine. David Whelan works for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and was in...

October 24, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $18 MILLION PROJECT FOR SACO DEFENSE

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins today announced that General Dynamics was awarded an $18,418,800 contract from the U.S. Army. The contract is for 1,300 M2...

October 23, 2006

Unmasking Mental Illness

Recently, I was honored to serve as a Co-Chair of the 2006 Gala Celebration of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The theme of the evening was “Unmasking...

October 23, 2006

GAO RELEASES REPORT REVEALING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C.--At the request of Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), the GAO today released a new report...

October 19, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH NYLC STUDENTS FROM MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today was pleased to meet with Dan Tyler of Brunswick, Emily Hansen of Kennebunk, and Krista Williamson of Camden. The students...

October 18, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $4.6...

October 17, 2006

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS SENATOR COLLINS’ PORT SECURITY BILL INTO LAW

WASHINGTON, DC—During a bill signing ceremony at the White House this morning, President Bush signed into law port security legislation authored by Chairman of the Homeland...

Big Opportunities For Small Businesses

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON ROBERT GATES’ NOMINATION TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON ROBERT GATES’ NOMINATION TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

FEINGOLD, COLLINS CONTINUE PUSH FOR BETTER DENTAL CARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED

Senator Collins Visits Damariscotta Region Chamber Of Commerce

Senator Collins Tours Penobscot Marine Museum In Searsport

SENATOR COLLINS WORKS TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH DEFIBRILLATORS

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS URGE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY POSTAL WORKERS’ UNION IN SCARBOROUGH

SENATORS COLLINS, KENNEDY, COLEMAN & FEINGOLD LEAD CALL FOR PELL GRANT FUNDING INCREASE

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MAINE TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $2.6 MILLION TO HELP PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

PATTEN FREE LIBRARY IN BATH SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONWIDE “BIG READ”

Voting & Public Service

SOUTH BERWICK FAMILY MEETS WITH SENATOR COLLINS IN WASHINGTON, DC

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $18 MILLION PROJECT FOR SACO DEFENSE

Unmasking Mental Illness

GAO RELEASES REPORT REVEALING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH NYLC STUDENTS FROM MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS SENATOR COLLINS’ PORT SECURITY BILL INTO LAW