Press Releases

September 27, 2006

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins Honored As Guardian Of Small Business By NFIB

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 26, 2006 – The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small-business advocacy group, today named U.S. Sen. Susan...

September 26, 2006

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), AND IMPORTANT MAINE DEFENSE PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is pleased to announce that Congressional negotiators have reached a final agreement on...

September 26, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES OVER $44 MILLION CONTRACT TO GENERAL DYNAMICS IN SACO

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Armament and...

September 26, 2006

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS BILL TO CREATE INTERNET DATABASE OF FEDERAL SPENDING

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today participated in a signing ceremony during which...

September 26, 2006

CONGRESSIONAL SPENDING PANEL APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS, REP. PETER T. KING’S CHEMICAL SECURITY PROVISION

Washington, D.C. – An agreement reached last week by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter...

September 25, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $768,750 IN PORT SECURITY GRANTS AND $189,000 IN BUFFER ZONE SECURITY GRANTS TO MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded $768,750...

September 25, 2006

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), SECURING JOBS AT BATH IRON WORKS

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is pleased to announce that Congressional negotiators have reached a final compromise...

September 25, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS SEEKS TO PREVENT CUTS TO HOME HEALTH SERVICES

Washington, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) sent the following letter today to the Senate Finance Committee Chairman and Ranking Member,...

September 22, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $600,000 TO FUND MAINE RESEARCH PROJECTS

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

September 22, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $500,000 TO UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE

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

September 22, 2006

“Protecting America’s Ports”

I am often asked whether I think America is safer today than it was before the September 11th terrorist attacks? My answer is… yes, but we are still not safe...

September 22, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $50,000 IN FUNDING TO THE PASSAMAQUODDY CULTURAL AND HERITAGE CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded $50,000 in...

September 22, 2006

HOUSE AND SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN PRAISE AGREEMENT ON CHEMICAL SECURITY MEASURE

Washington, D.C. – Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-NY) today praised an...

September 22, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON MILITARY COMMISSION LEGISLATION AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, who is a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and has joined forces with Senators John Warner (R-VA), John McCain (R-AZ), and...

September 22, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $400,000 TO UPGRADE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that the Federal Transit Administration has awarded $413,592 in...

September 22, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3 MILLION TO MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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

September 22, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $100,000 GRANT TO SHAW HOUSE IN BANGOR

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

September 21, 2006

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SENATOR COLLINS…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The New York Times today published an article detailing the current effort in Congress to pass chemical security legislation. In June, the Senate...

September 21, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS RECEIVES COMMITMENT FROM ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL TO WORK TO PRESERVE CRITICAL MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC-- During a hearing today of the Senate Aging Committee, of which Senator Susan Collins is a Member, the Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid...

September 21, 2006

CHAIRMAN COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON DHS DECISION TO AWARD SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE CONTRACT TO BOEING

WASHINGTON, DC-- Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today released the following statement in response to the announcement that the...

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins Honored As Guardian Of Small Business By NFIB

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), AND IMPORTANT MAINE DEFENSE PROJECTS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES OVER $44 MILLION CONTRACT TO GENERAL DYNAMICS IN SACO

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS BILL TO CREATE INTERNET DATABASE OF FEDERAL SPENDING

CONGRESSIONAL SPENDING PANEL APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS, REP. PETER T. KING’S CHEMICAL SECURITY PROVISION

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $768,750 IN PORT SECURITY GRANTS AND $189,000 IN BUFFER ZONE SECURITY GRANTS TO MAINE

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), SECURING JOBS AT BATH IRON WORKS

SENATOR COLLINS SEEKS TO PREVENT CUTS TO HOME HEALTH SERVICES

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $600,000 TO FUND MAINE RESEARCH PROJECTS

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $500,000 TO UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE

“Protecting America’s Ports”

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $50,000 IN FUNDING TO THE PASSAMAQUODDY CULTURAL AND HERITAGE CENTER

HOUSE AND SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN PRAISE AGREEMENT ON CHEMICAL SECURITY MEASURE

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON MILITARY COMMISSION LEGISLATION AGREEMENT

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $400,000 TO UPGRADE

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3 MILLION TO MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $100,000 GRANT TO SHAW HOUSE IN BANGOR

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SENATOR COLLINS…

SENATOR COLLINS RECEIVES COMMITMENT FROM ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL TO WORK TO PRESERVE CRITICAL MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN MAINE

CHAIRMAN COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON DHS DECISION TO AWARD SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE CONTRACT TO BOEING