Press Releases

December 02, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS REQUESTS BRIEFING ON TSA RULE CHANGES

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Senator Susan Collins, chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, today requested more information following the...

November 28, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR SHRINKING NAVY FLEET

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter urging President Bush to propose an increase in the FY 2007...

November 20, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS URGE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO APPROVE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture urging Secretary Mike Johanns to grant...

November 18, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS SURPASSES MARGARET CHASE SMITH'S RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE VOTES

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Senator Susan Collins today cast her 2,942nd consecutive roll call vote, maintaining a perfect voting record in the U.S. Senate, and surpassing a milestone...

November 18, 2005

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICIAL TOURS CAMP ELLIS JETTY AT SENATOR COLLINS' REQUEST

CAMP ELLIS— Colonel Curtis Thalken, the new Commander and District Engineer of the Army Corps of Engineers, today met with a representative from Senator Susan Collins’...

November 18, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $5.6 MILLION FOR MAINE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that $5.6 million in funding for essential projects in Maine has been funded in...

November 18, 2005

Honoring Maine's Everyday Heroes

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. In Maine, we are blessed to have a state filled with countless everyday heroes who devote their lives to helping others and to making our...

November 16, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE $150 MILLION FOR MAINE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today more than $150 million in federal funding for research and development projects that...

November 16, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES NOMINATION OF ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL OF MAINE NATIONAL GUARD

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, today announced that the Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nomination of...

November 15, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $1,818,307 in Emergency Management...

November 15, 2005

Senators Murray, Collins Introduce Groundbreaking, Bipartisan Cargo Security Legislation At Capitol Press Conference

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, United States Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced their introduction of the GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act....

November 15, 2005

U.S. SENATE PASSES DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL WHICH INCLUDES COLLINS-AUTHORED PROVISIONS FOR THE DD(X) PROGRAM TO BENEFIT BIW

WASHINGTON, DC— By a vote of 98-0, the U.S. Senate has approved the fiscal year 2006 Defense Authorization bill, which includes several provisions that were authored and...

November 15, 2005

SENATE APPROVES CLINTON-COLLINS MEASURE TO PROTECT MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM FROM PREDATORY LENDING AND INSURANCE PRACTICES

Washington, DC – The Department of Defense Authorization bill approved today includes a measure introduced by Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME), both...

November 14, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS REQUESTS BRIEFING ON TSA RULE CHANGES

SENATOR COLLINS URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR SHRINKING NAVY FLEET

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS URGE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO APPROVE TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

SENATOR COLLINS SURPASSES MARGARET CHASE SMITH'S RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE VOTES

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICIAL TOURS CAMP ELLIS JETTY AT SENATOR COLLINS' REQUEST

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $5.6 MILLION FOR MAINE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Honoring Maine's Everyday Heroes

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE $150 MILLION FOR MAINE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES NOMINATION OF ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL OF MAINE NATIONAL GUARD

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

Senators Murray, Collins Introduce Groundbreaking, Bipartisan Cargo Security Legislation At Capitol Press Conference

U.S. SENATE PASSES DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL WHICH INCLUDES COLLINS-AUTHORED PROVISIONS FOR THE DD(X) PROGRAM TO BENEFIT BIW

SENATE APPROVES CLINTON-COLLINS MEASURE TO PROTECT MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM FROM PREDATORY LENDING AND INSURANCE PRACTICES

"Christmas Angels"

Senators Collins, Reed Request $5.1 Billion For LIHEAP

SENATOR COLLINS URGES SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO PROTECT WORKING WATERFRONT

DFAS DIRECTOR ASSURES SENATOR COLLINS THAT LIMESTONE EXPANSION AND NEW JOBS ARE ON TRACK

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

SENATE APPROVES SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS PROVISION TO PRESERVE MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY JOBS

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