Press Releases

December 15, 2005

HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HOLDS HURRICANE KATRINA HEARING TO EXAMINE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF NEW ORLEANS LEVEES

WASHINGTON, DC-- The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman, today held a hearing titled,...

December 15, 2005

Maine Delegation Announces Defense Finance And Accounting Service Limestone Receives BRAC Implementation Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) released its proposed plan to implement the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) law today. The plan...

December 15, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS AGREEMENT BARRING TORTURE OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released this statement following the announcement that President Bush and Senator...

December 15, 2005

COLLINS, SNOWE FIGHT TO PROTECT MEDICARE HOME HEALTH BENEFIT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe today urged the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), and...

December 15, 2005

HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HOLDS HURRICANE KATRINA HEARING TO EXAMINE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF NEW ORLEANS LEVEES

WASHINGTON, DC-- The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman, today held a hearing titled,...

December 14, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS PRESS FOR SWIFT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON TERRORISM INSURANCE BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today urged the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), and Chairman of...

December 14, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS PRESS FOR SWIFT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON TERRORISM INSURANCE BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today urged the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), and Chairman of...

December 14, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $120,000 FROM NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded entities...

December 14, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS CONTINUES FIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL LIHEAP FUNDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In another effort to provide Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assistance to low-income Americans, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack...

December 13, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES COMMANDING GENERAL, U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND TO LIMESTONE

LIMESTONE-- Senator Susan Collins today welcomed General Benjamin Griffin, Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command to the former Loring Air Force Base where Maine’s...

December 13, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS URGES SENATE LEADERS TO REJECT CUTS TO MEDICAID PROGRAM IN BUDGET BILL

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins has joined a group of her Republican colleagues in calling on the Senate leadership to reject cuts to the Medicaid program, which were...

December 13, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS URGES SUPPORT FOR RURAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Senator Susan Collins has joined colleagues urging members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to retain the Senate-passed funding levels for rural...

December 13, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN 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....

December 12, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $229,442 IN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDING

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the National Park Services (NPS) has awarded a total of $229,442 to cities and...

December 11, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS ON FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ELIMINATE TAX BREAKS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Susan Collins, who has been working to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), is calling on Congress to pay for the...

December 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3.4 MILLION FOR MAINE HEALTH 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 (DHHS) has awarded $3,391,400...

December 08, 2005

SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING TO EXAMINE FEMA OPERATIONS FOLLOWING KATRINA

WASHINGTON, DC—The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Senator Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman, today held its...

December 07, 2005

DELEGATION URGES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO WAIVE PATIENT CAP FOR MAINE DOCTORS WHO TREAT OPIATE ADDICTIONS

DELEGATION URGES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO WAIVE PATIENT CAP FOR MAINE DOCTORS WHO TREAT OPIATE...

December 07, 2005

REPORT FINDS THAT FIRST-CLASS POSTAGE RATES WOULD BE LOWER IF COLLINS-CARPER POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION IS ENACTED

WASHINGTON, DC —A recent report issued by the National Postal Policy Council concludes that the price of first-class mail would be 10-20 percent higher if postal reform...

December 05, 2005

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES INTENT TO EXPAND REMOTE PORT ENTRY PROJECT IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has informed Senator Susan Collins that it intends to expand a pilot program at Forest City and Orient, Maine to...

HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HOLDS HURRICANE KATRINA HEARING TO EXAMINE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF NEW ORLEANS LEVEES

Maine Delegation Announces Defense Finance And Accounting Service Limestone Receives BRAC Implementation Plan

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS AGREEMENT BARRING TORTURE OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

COLLINS, SNOWE FIGHT TO PROTECT MEDICARE HOME HEALTH BENEFIT

HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HOLDS HURRICANE KATRINA HEARING TO EXAMINE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF NEW ORLEANS LEVEES

SNOWE, COLLINS PRESS FOR SWIFT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON TERRORISM INSURANCE BILL

SNOWE, COLLINS PRESS FOR SWIFT CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON TERRORISM INSURANCE BILL

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $120,000 FROM NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

SENATOR COLLINS CONTINUES FIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL LIHEAP FUNDS

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES COMMANDING GENERAL, U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND TO LIMESTONE

SENATOR COLLINS URGES SENATE LEADERS TO REJECT CUTS TO MEDICAID PROGRAM IN BUDGET BILL

SENATOR COLLINS URGES SUPPORT FOR RURAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $229,442 IN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDING

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS ON FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ELIMINATE TAX BREAKS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3.4 MILLION FOR MAINE HEALTH SERVICES

SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING TO EXAMINE FEMA OPERATIONS FOLLOWING KATRINA

DELEGATION URGES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO WAIVE PATIENT CAP FOR MAINE DOCTORS WHO TREAT OPIATE ADDICTIONS

REPORT FINDS THAT FIRST-CLASS POSTAGE RATES WOULD BE LOWER IF COLLINS-CARPER POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION IS ENACTED

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES INTENT TO EXPAND REMOTE PORT ENTRY PROJECT IN MAINE