Press Releases

October 06, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture''s Rural Development Project has awarded various...

October 06, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE RELEASED EMERGENCY LIHEAP FUNDING

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins supported an attempt to add $3.1 billion in emergency Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assistance to the Department of...

October 06, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE EDUCATION FUNDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $743,278 to various groups...

October 05, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS CALL ON SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE TO MAINTAIN BAN ON OIL EXPLORATION IN OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF COAST OF MAINE, OTHER STATES

(Washington, DC) – Today U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Senate...

October 04, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1M FOR YORK LAND TRUST

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today announced that the York Land Trust has been awarded $1 million for the Mount Agamenticus to...

October 03, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS URGES FAA TO DELAY PLAN TO PRIVATIZE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AT BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Senator Susan Collins today urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to delay plans to privatize Flight Service Stations nationwide, including the Bangor...

October 03, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S NOMINATION OF HARRIET MIERS TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins has released this statement reacting to President Bush's announcement that he will nominate White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the U.S....

September 30, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR NORTHERN FOREST REGION

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA)...

September 30, 2005

Securing Our Nation’s Mass Transit Systems

On the morning of July 7th, terrorists exploded three bombs on underground trains in central London. A fourth bomb destroyed a double-decker bus. Fifty-two innocent people were...

September 29, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS VOTES IN FAVOR OF JUDGE ROBERTS TO BECOME CHIEF JUSTICE OF UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, D.C.-In a historic and bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate today, Senator Susan Collins voted in favor of the nomination of Judge John Roberts to serve as the 17th Chief...

September 29, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR NEW ENGLAND SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION DOCUMENTARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded $41,372 to the...

September 28, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR HOULTON BAND OF MALISEET INDIANS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $125,242 to the Houlton Band...

September 28, 2005

SEN. COLLINS’ ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BILL PASSES SENATE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today applauded the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for passing legislation she authored, S. 1154, the Acadia National...

September 28, 2005

SEN. COLLINS SECURES FUNDS FOR DEFENSE PROJECTS BENEFITING MAINE IN SENATE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has successfully secured more than $1 billion for projects benefiting Maine in the...

September 27, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS SUPPORTS JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS IN SPEECH ON SENATE FLOOR

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today delivered a speech on the Senate Floor in support of Judge John Roberts. President Bush nominated Judge Roberts to become the...

September 27, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $500,000 FOR HANCOCK COUNTY ATLANTIC SALMON PROJECT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Narraguagus/Spring River Project in Hancock County has received $500,000...

September 27, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $6.6 MILLION IN HEALTH GRANTS FOR MAINE

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

September 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE’S FOGLER LIBRARY

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

September 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $6 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR OCEAN RESEARCH

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

September 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE TRIBES

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution'...

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE RELEASED EMERGENCY LIHEAP FUNDING

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE EDUCATION FUNDS

SNOWE, COLLINS CALL ON SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE TO MAINTAIN BAN ON OIL EXPLORATION IN OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF COAST OF MAINE, OTHER STATES

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1M FOR YORK LAND TRUST

SENATOR COLLINS URGES FAA TO DELAY PLAN TO PRIVATIZE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AT BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S NOMINATION OF HARRIET MIERS TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR NORTHERN FOREST REGION

Securing Our Nation’s Mass Transit Systems

SENATOR COLLINS VOTES IN FAVOR OF JUDGE ROBERTS TO BECOME CHIEF JUSTICE OF UNITED STATES

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR NEW ENGLAND SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION DOCUMENTARY

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR HOULTON BAND OF MALISEET INDIANS

SEN. COLLINS’ ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BILL PASSES SENATE COMMITTEE

SEN. COLLINS SECURES FUNDS FOR DEFENSE PROJECTS BENEFITING MAINE IN SENATE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR COLLINS SUPPORTS JUDGE JOHN ROBERTS IN SPEECH ON SENATE FLOOR

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $500,000 FOR HANCOCK COUNTY ATLANTIC SALMON PROJECT

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $6.6 MILLION IN HEALTH GRANTS FOR MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE’S FOGLER LIBRARY

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $6 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR OCEAN RESEARCH

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE TRIBES