Press Releases

September 08, 2006

SENATE TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF COLLINS PORT SECURITY LEGISLATION TODAY

Washington, D.C. – Groundbreaking bipartisan cargo security legislation authored by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) is scheduled for...

September 08, 2006

SENATE APPROVES DEFENSE SPENDING BILL WHICH INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), IMPORTANT MAINE DEFENSE PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, DC—By a vote of 98-0, the U.S. Senate has approved the fiscal year 2007 defense spending bill that contains a number of provisions included at the request of...

September 07, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $140,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

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

September 07, 2006

SENATE APPROVES LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate has approved a bill to modernize and make more efficient the General Services Administration (GSA). The bill would merge the Federal Supply...

September 07, 2006

Collins, Lieberman Highlight National Preparedness Month

Washington – Senators Susan Collins (R-Me.) and Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), Honorary Senate Co-Chairs of National Preparedness Month, expressed their support today for this...

September 07, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT ARMY HAS NOT INVESTED IN WEAPONS SYSTEM THAT COULD PROTECT AMERICAN TROOPS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a letter to the Secretary of the Army, Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today expressed her concerns over a media...

September 06, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION TO REPLACE GOVERNOR CURTIS FERRY

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Maine Department of Transportation a...

September 06, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES THE 2007 UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins is pleased to announce that the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has begun its statewide selection process. Two...

September 01, 2006

“A Year Past Katrina: What Have We Learned?”

Peak hurricane season has arrived. Despite this season's slow start, people who live along the coast are constantly aware that the next big storm could take shape at any...

August 31, 2006

FORMER BRAC CHAIRMAN ANTHONY PRINCIPI JOINS SENATOR COLLINS AT DFAS LIMESTONE

LIMESTONE, Maine-- Senator Susan Collins was joined earlier today by Anthony Principi, former Veterans’ Secretary and Chairman of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and...

August 30, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES GRIEF OVER DEATH OF SOLDIER WITH MAINE TIES

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins released the following statement today after learning of the death of Specialist Matthew Evan Schneider, an active duty soldier from...

August 29, 2006

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $269,000 IN FUNDING FOR MAINE’S SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Snowe and Collins announced today that the Maine Department of Transportation will receive $269,280 in federal grants from the Federal Highway...

August 29, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $375,000 TO IMPROVE SNOW REMOVAL AT NORTHERN AROOSTOOK REGIONAL AIRPORT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the Northern Aroostook Regional Airport...

August 29, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today released the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of...

August 28, 2006

Senator Collins Visits Portland Valve

Senator Collins recently visited Portland Valve in South Portland for a briefing and a tour of the facility. Portland Valve, which employs 55 people, is one of the U.S....

August 28, 2006

Senator Collins Attends Grand Opening Of T-Mobile’s Oakland Location

Senator Collins recently helped celebrate the opening of T-Mobile in Oakland. Senator Collins was instrumental in persuading T-Mobile to open a call center in Maine. ...

August 28, 2006

“A Working Vacation”

By tradition, Congress recesses for the month of August. During the Senate’s early years, members attempted to adjourn in the spring, before the weather in our...

August 24, 2006

Senator Collins Tours Bath’s New Police Watercraft

Senator Collins recently visited Bath to tour a surplus US Coast Guard watercraft that she helped secure for the City of Bath. The 21 ft. vessel will be used by the Bath...

August 16, 2006

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Joins Netflix CEO At Portland, Maine Hub Opening

PORTLAND, Maine – August 14, 2006 – Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the world’s largest online DVD movie rental service, celebrated the opening of its Portland,...

August 16, 2006

Senator Collins Helps Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Maine Machine Products

Senator Collins attended the 50th anniversary celebration of Maine Machine Products Company in South Paris on August 12th. Maine Machine Products Company is a...

SENATE TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF COLLINS PORT SECURITY LEGISLATION TODAY

SENATE APPROVES DEFENSE SPENDING BILL WHICH INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), IMPORTANT MAINE DEFENSE PROJECTS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $140,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

SENATE APPROVES LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Collins, Lieberman Highlight National Preparedness Month

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT ARMY HAS NOT INVESTED IN WEAPONS SYSTEM THAT COULD PROTECT AMERICAN TROOPS

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION TO REPLACE GOVERNOR CURTIS FERRY

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES THE 2007 UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

“A Year Past Katrina: What Have We Learned?”

FORMER BRAC CHAIRMAN ANTHONY PRINCIPI JOINS SENATOR COLLINS AT DFAS LIMESTONE

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES GRIEF OVER DEATH OF SOLDIER WITH MAINE TIES

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $269,000 IN FUNDING FOR MAINE’S SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $375,000 TO IMPROVE SNOW REMOVAL AT NORTHERN AROOSTOOK REGIONAL AIRPORT

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA

Senator Collins Visits Portland Valve

Senator Collins Attends Grand Opening Of T-Mobile’s Oakland Location

“A Working Vacation”

Senator Collins Tours Bath’s New Police Watercraft

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Joins Netflix CEO At Portland, Maine Hub Opening

Senator Collins Helps Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Maine Machine Products