Press Releases

March 03, 2005

MAINE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SUPPORTS MAINE FARMERS

Washington, DC – Today Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and Congressmen Tom Allen (D-ME) and Michael Michaud (D-ME) sent a letter to U.S. Army Corps of...

March 03, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS PRESSES NAVY SECRETARY ON NEED FOR TWO SURFACE COMBATANT SHIPYARDS

Washington, DC— Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, questioned Navy Secretary Gordon England during a hearing today about the Department of...

March 03, 2005

MAINE RECEIVES $1.3 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING REQUESTED BY SENATOR COLLINS

Washington, DC—Senator Collins today announced that Maine has received an additional $1,314,104 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding. These emergency...

March 02, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS JOIN MEMBERS FROM OTHER STATES APPEALING TO PRESIDENT BUSH TO MAINTAIN MULTIPLE SURFACE COMBATANT SHIPYARDS

Senators from Maine, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Virginia, Alabama, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Florida, Kentucky...

March 02, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS PUSH FOR PREGNANCY RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY WOMEN

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today urged their Senate colleagues to support $2 million of funding to develop a Department of Defense...

March 02, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES MAGNUM BOOTS TO LEWISTON

Washington, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today applauded the sale of Falcon Shoe to Magnum USA, a division of Hi-Tec Sports USA, Inc., which will keep shoe-making production in...

March 02, 2005

SENATORS AKAKA & COLLINS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

Washington, DC -- Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced bipartisan legislation today to strengthen protections for federal whistleblowers and to...

March 02, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS KEEPS PRESSURE ON FAA TO KEEP BANGOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER OPEN 24-HOURS A DAY

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins today again pressed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to keep the Bangor International Airport (BIA) air traffic control tower open...

March 01, 2005

COLLINS BACKS EFFORT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE FOR MILITARY AND FEDERAL WORKERS

Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is cosponsoring legislation that was introduced today that would increase access to health insurance for federal retirees and members...

March 01, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS DECLARES MARCH 2nd “READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY”

Washington, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins' resolution declaring March 2nd "Read Across America Day" unanimously passed this Senate this week. The resolution encourages parents to...

March 01, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS, ALLEN, MICHAUD SEEK TO ENHANCE COMMERCIAL TRUCK SAFETY IN MAINE

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Working to permit heavy commercial trucks to use Maine=s interstate highways -- instead of secondary roadways -- U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and...

March 01, 2005

SENATORS COLLINS AND REED REQUEST FUNDING TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH ENERGY COSTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairs of the Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) have requested that the budget include $3 billion...

March 01, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEARLY $17 MILLION FOR HOMELAND SECURITY IN MAINE

Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins today announced that Maine has been officially awarded $16,680,547 for homeland security efforts in the state by the U.S. Department of...

March 01, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE TASK FORCE TO ASSIST DISLOCATED INTERNATIONAL PAPER WORKERS

Washington, DC - Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced the formation of a new Franklin County Community Task Force to assist workers who are expected to be laid...

February 24, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS TAKE STAND FOR SHIPYARDS

Washington, DC – In response to reports that the Navy is considering changes to its acquisition strategy for DD(X) destroyers, Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins released the...

February 24, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS RECOGNIZED AS LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

Washington, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins has been selected Legislator of the Year by the American Planning Association (APA) for her leadership on community planning issues during...

February 24, 2005

Snowe And Collins Applaud Appointment Of Charles Summers As SBA Region I Administrator

(Washington) – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins applauded the appointment today of Charles Summers, Jr. as the regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business...

February 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $700,000 FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Maine $680,906. The funds have been...

February 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $198,820 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO MILLINOCKET

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that $198,820 in federal funding has been awarded to Millinocket Area Growth and...

February 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $84,500 IN FUNDING TO THE JACKSON LABORATORY IN BAR HARBOR

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has received $84,500 in funding from the U.S....

MAINE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SUPPORTS MAINE FARMERS

SENATOR COLLINS PRESSES NAVY SECRETARY ON NEED FOR TWO SURFACE COMBATANT SHIPYARDS

MAINE RECEIVES $1.3 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING REQUESTED BY SENATOR COLLINS

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS JOIN MEMBERS FROM OTHER STATES APPEALING TO PRESIDENT BUSH TO MAINTAIN MULTIPLE SURFACE COMBATANT SHIPYARDS

SNOWE, COLLINS PUSH FOR PREGNANCY RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY WOMEN

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES MAGNUM BOOTS TO LEWISTON

SENATORS AKAKA & COLLINS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

SENATOR COLLINS KEEPS PRESSURE ON FAA TO KEEP BANGOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER OPEN 24-HOURS A DAY

COLLINS BACKS EFFORT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE FOR MILITARY AND FEDERAL WORKERS

SENATOR COLLINS DECLARES MARCH 2nd “READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY”

SNOWE, COLLINS, ALLEN, MICHAUD SEEK TO ENHANCE COMMERCIAL TRUCK SAFETY IN MAINE

SENATORS COLLINS AND REED REQUEST FUNDING TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH ENERGY COSTS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEARLY $17 MILLION FOR HOMELAND SECURITY IN MAINE

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE TASK FORCE TO ASSIST DISLOCATED INTERNATIONAL PAPER WORKERS

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS TAKE STAND FOR SHIPYARDS

SENATOR COLLINS RECOGNIZED AS LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

Snowe And Collins Applaud Appointment Of Charles Summers As SBA Region I Administrator

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $700,000 FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $198,820 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO MILLINOCKET

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $84,500 IN FUNDING TO THE JACKSON LABORATORY IN BAR HARBOR