Press Releases

December 05, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS CONGRATULATES SANFORD HIGH SCHOOL BAND

The Presidential Inaugural Committee today informed U.S. Senator Susan Collins that it has selected the Sanford High School band to march in the 2009 Inaugural Parade in...

November 21, 2008

U.S. SENATE PASSES COLLINS-FEINSTEIN RESOLUTION CONDEMNING BRUTAL DEATH OF SOMALI TEENAGER

The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution condemning the tragic and senseless death by stoning of a 13-year old girl in Somalia. The resolution, authored by...

November 21, 2008

"Vic Firth: Made In Maine"

Maine is famous for lighthouses, lobsters – and drumsticks. Not the kind we enjoy at Thanksgiving, but the musical variety. Whether you enjoy rock or country bands, jazz...

November 20, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS RECEIVES 2008 DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD

During a ceremony at the Bangor Civic Center tonight, the Katahdin Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America presented U.S. Senator Susan Collins with its 2008 Distinguished...

November 20, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $180,000 FOR FIVE MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a total of $182,978 in...

November 18, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES NOTIFYMD’S DECISION TO EXPAND IN MAINE

NotifyMD, a medical-messaging service company which currently operates a facility in Farmington, announced today that it intends to open an additional call center in Winthrop. This...

November 18, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $2,000,000 FOR MAINE SHELLFISH HARVESTERS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will make available up to $2,000,000 for the State of Maine to help mitigate the...

November 18, 2008

SEN. COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT

In an effort restore public confidence in our nation’s financial system, Senator Susan Collins has introduced the Financial Regulation Reform Act of 2008. The bill would...

November 17, 2008

INFORMATION ON INAUGURATION TICKETS

To request Inauguration Day tickets: Please use the "Email Senator Collins" link on the left of the page. Please place "Inauguration Tickets" in the first line...

November 14, 2008

"Join In The Fight Against Diabetes"

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, which gives us the opportunity to reflect on the difficulties and heartbreak that diabetes has caused for so many American families...

November 12, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $665,735 FOR EIGHT MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $665,735 in grant funding...

November 12, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $527,465 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR KATAHDIN PAPER EMPLOYEES

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has approved a National Emergency Grant (NEG) in the amount of $527,465 to assist...

October 31, 2008

"Maintaining Our Resolve For Energy Independence"

The recent decline in the price of oil is providing some small relief at the pump and in heating oil bills. As I travel throughout Maine, however, it is clear that the people of...

October 23, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2.9 MILLION IN HIGHWAY FUNDING

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan M. Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $2,859,635 in Federal Highway Emergency Relief funding to...

October 20, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $112 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR COASTAL ENTERPRISES

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that $112,000,000 has been allocated to Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) by the U.S. Department of the...

October 17, 2008

"This Crisis Is Different"

Main Street investors saving for their children’s education or for retirement are suffering greatly in the current financial crisis. What is deeply disturbing, however, in...

October 17, 2008

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS RELEASES SCORECARD, GIVES SENATOR COLLINS 100% RATING

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), an independent group devoted to environmentally sound public policy, today announced that U.S. Senator Susan Collins has received a perfect...

October 16, 2008

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NOAA FUNDING FOR GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has...

October 16, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES OVER $79M IN LIHEAP FUNDING FOR MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the President has directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to release $5.1 billion in funding for the Low Income Home...

October 15, 2008

PRESIDENT SIGNS INTO LAW SEN COLLINS’ PROVISIONS TO MAKE IRAQIS ASSUME COSTS FOR RECONSTRUCTION, OTHER EXPENSES

President Bush has signed into law the FY2009 Defense Authorization Act which includes a bipartisan provision authored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins along with Ben Nelson (D-NE),...

SENATOR COLLINS CONGRATULATES SANFORD HIGH SCHOOL BAND

U.S. SENATE PASSES COLLINS-FEINSTEIN RESOLUTION CONDEMNING BRUTAL DEATH OF SOMALI TEENAGER

"Vic Firth: Made In Maine"

SENATOR COLLINS RECEIVES 2008 DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $180,000 FOR FIVE MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES NOTIFYMD’S DECISION TO EXPAND IN MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $2,000,000 FOR MAINE SHELLFISH HARVESTERS

SEN. COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT

INFORMATION ON INAUGURATION TICKETS

"Join In The Fight Against Diabetes"

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $665,735 FOR EIGHT MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $527,465 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR KATAHDIN PAPER EMPLOYEES

"Maintaining Our Resolve For Energy Independence"

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2.9 MILLION IN HIGHWAY FUNDING

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $112 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR COASTAL ENTERPRISES

"This Crisis Is Different"

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS RELEASES SCORECARD, GIVES SENATOR COLLINS 100% RATING

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NOAA FUNDING FOR GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES OVER $79M IN LIHEAP FUNDING FOR MAINE

PRESIDENT SIGNS INTO LAW SEN COLLINS’ PROVISIONS TO MAKE IRAQIS ASSUME COSTS FOR RECONSTRUCTION, OTHER EXPENSES