Press Releases

September 13, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS HONORS MAINE’S ‘ANGELS IN ADOPTION’

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Senator Susan Collins today met with Peter and Nimia Fitzpatrick who are in Washington, D.C. to accept the Angels in Adoption award on behalf of the late Dr....

September 13, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $2 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced a total of $1,949,707 in federal funding to help combat delinquency, domestic violence...

September 13, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS TO CONTINUE WORK TO OVERTURN FLAWED EPA MERCURY RULE

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Senator Susan Collins expressed disappointment today at the Senate's failure to support legislation that would have overturned the Environmental Protection...

September 13, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.13 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR PORTLAND PORT SECURITY

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 (DOJ) has awarded $1,130,000 to the City...

September 12, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION THAT COULD OVERTURN FLAWED EPA MERCURY RULE

Washington, D.C.— Tonight, Senator Susan Collins will be managing the Senate Floor debate on a resolution that could overturn the EPA's flawed rule on mercury emissions. The...

September 11, 2005

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS RECEIVES 9-11 AWARD IN NY CITY FOR HER WORK ON INTELLIGENCE REFORM LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, DC-- On the fourth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Senator Susan Collins was in New York city today to accept an award from "Voices of September...

September 11, 2005

Honoring The 9-11 Victims

On the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, throughout our nation and around the world, the victims of those attacks are remembered with heartfelt...

September 09, 2005

SENATORS COLLINS AND REED URGE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF $1.276 BILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDS TO HELP AMERICANS COPE WITH RECORD-HIGH ENERGY COSTS

WASHINGTON, DC –Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve $1.276 billion in emergency Low Income Home Energy...

September 09, 2005

MAINE DELEGATION RELEASES STATEMENT ON BRAC COMMISSION REPORT

WASHINGTON, DC-Senators Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and Representatives Tom Allen and Michael Michaud have released this statement regarding the BRAC Commissions release of its...

September 09, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS MAINE NATIONAL GUARD MOVE TO HELP HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins is applauding the Maine National Guard's announcement that members of the Maine Air National Guard 101st Air Refueling Wing Medical Group...

September 09, 2005

Senator Collins Meets With Chief Justice Nominee Roberts

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins met with Judge John G. Roberts Jr. today in her Washington, D.C. office. President Bush nominated Judge Roberts to become the nation's...

September 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $112,500 FOR SOMERSET COUNTY FARMERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that Somerset County will receive $112,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Emergency...

September 08, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS’-BACKED RESOLUTION TO FORCE SENATE VOTE ON FLAWED EPA MERCURY RULE

Washington, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who has been pressing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to minimize the harmful effects of mercury in the environment...

September 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NASA GRANT FOR BIDDEFORD SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that NASA has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Biddeford Middle School and the John F....

September 07, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES TEACHER TAX LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins today introduced the Teacher Tax Act of 2005, increasing to $400 the tax deduction available to teachers who use their own funds to...

September 07, 2005

MAINE DELEGATION MEETS WITH DIRECTOR OF DOD OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and Maine Representatives Tom Allen and Mike Michaud met today in Snowe's office with Patrick O'Brien, Director...

September 07, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.2 MILLION FOR MAINE HEALTH SERVICES

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 $1,195,511 in grants...

September 07, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a total of $2,839,912 in...

September 07, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS WORKING TO KEEP DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL OFFICE OPEN

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins is joining colleagues in requesting that the Department of Energy preserve the regional office structure that allows them to respond...

September 07, 2005

FOLLLOWING SENATOR COLLINS’ URGING, SENATE COMMITTEE SAFEGUARDS CAMPUS-BASED AID FUNDS

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins is applauding the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) for opposing a proposal that would have changed the...

SENATOR COLLINS HONORS MAINE’S ‘ANGELS IN ADOPTION’

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $2 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

SENATOR COLLINS TO CONTINUE WORK TO OVERTURN FLAWED EPA MERCURY RULE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.13 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR PORTLAND PORT SECURITY

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION THAT COULD OVERTURN FLAWED EPA MERCURY RULE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS RECEIVES 9-11 AWARD IN NY CITY FOR HER WORK ON INTELLIGENCE REFORM LEGISLATION

Honoring The 9-11 Victims

SENATORS COLLINS AND REED URGE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF $1.276 BILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDS TO HELP AMERICANS COPE WITH RECORD-HIGH ENERGY COSTS

MAINE DELEGATION RELEASES STATEMENT ON BRAC COMMISSION REPORT

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS MAINE NATIONAL GUARD MOVE TO HELP HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS

Senator Collins Meets With Chief Justice Nominee Roberts

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $112,500 FOR SOMERSET COUNTY FARMERS

SENATOR COLLINS’-BACKED RESOLUTION TO FORCE SENATE VOTE ON FLAWED EPA MERCURY RULE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NASA GRANT FOR BIDDEFORD SCHOOLS

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES TEACHER TAX LEGISLATION

MAINE DELEGATION MEETS WITH DIRECTOR OF DOD OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.2 MILLION FOR MAINE HEALTH SERVICES

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

SENATOR COLLINS WORKING TO KEEP DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL OFFICE OPEN

FOLLLOWING SENATOR COLLINS’ URGING, SENATE COMMITTEE SAFEGUARDS CAMPUS-BASED AID FUNDS