Press Releases

January 06, 2020

Senators Collins, Feinstein Welcome 26th Woman Senator

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the senior women in the Republican and Democratic caucuses, released the following statement on...

January 06, 2020

Collins, King Announce More Than $2.3 Million for YouthBuild Programs in Maine

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Goodwill Industries of Northern New England in Gorham and LearningWorks in Portland have been awarded a...

January 06, 2020

Legislation to Help Diagnose Children with Rare Diseases Introduced by Senators Collins, Jones, McSally, and Menendez

Approximately one-half of all rare diseases affect children Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Doug Jones (D-AL), Martha McSally (R-AZ), and Bob Menendez...

January 02, 2020

Provision Supported by Collins, Shaheen to Help Reduce Insulin Costs for Diabetes Patients Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, announced that a provision they advocated for to...

December 31, 2019

Senator Collins Completes Another Year of Senate Service with Perfect Consecutive Vote Record

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins extended her streak of not missing a single roll call vote, bringing her total to 7,262 consecutive votes through the end of 2019. ...

December 24, 2019

Senators Collins, King Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas to Support Small Businesses

Click HERE to read the letter Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) co-led a letter to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, urging...

December 21, 2019

Funding Secured by Senator Collins for Veterans, Military Caregivers Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA) Appropriations...

December 21, 2019

Collins, Hassan Legislation to Help Americans Save for Retirement Signed into Law

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced that several provisions from the Retirement Security Act of 2019 they introduced earlier this...

December 21, 2019

$2.8 Billion Secured by Senator Collins to Support Homelessness Prevention Programs Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY)...

December 21, 2019

$18.5 Million to Support Breweries Signed into Law Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food...

December 21, 2019

Funding for Offshore Wind Energy, 3D Printing with Wood Products, & Mass Timber Research Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that $104 million for wind energy, including $52.5 million...

December 21, 2019

Legislation Supported By Senators Collins, King to Combat Rising Prescription Drug Prices Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced that legislation they cosponsored to combat anticompetitive practices used by some...

December 21, 2019

Legislation to Protect Endangered Animals Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced that the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act has been signed into law. This...

December 21, 2019

Senator Collins Secures More Than $4 Billion for Heating Assistance, Weatherization Programs

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that $3.74 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program...

December 21, 2019

Funding Secured by Senator Collins for Maine Shipyards, UMaine Research Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020...

December 21, 2019

$300 Million for New MMA Training Ship Secured by Senator Collins Signed into Law

Click HERE for additional photos of the future ship for MMA Washington, D.C. –Last night, the final Appropriations agreement was signed into law, which provides $300 million...

December 21, 2019

Funding Secured by Senator Collins to Improve Maine’s Transportation & Housing Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY)...

December 21, 2019

$10 million for Right Whale Research, Additional Funding for Maine Lobster Industry & Fisheries Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that provisions she authored to support Maine’s lobster industry and...

December 21, 2019

$25 million for Northern Border Regional Commission Signed into Law – a $5 million increase

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that $25 million for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), $5 million more than last year, was signed into...

December 20, 2019

Senator Collins Announces Historic Funding Increases for Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, and Other Biomedical Research

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Senate approved a $2.6 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—bringing total funding for the...

Senators Collins, Feinstein Welcome 26th Woman Senator

Collins, King Announce More Than $2.3 Million for YouthBuild Programs in Maine

Legislation to Help Diagnose Children with Rare Diseases Introduced by Senators Collins, Jones, McSally, and Menendez

Provision Supported by Collins, Shaheen to Help Reduce Insulin Costs for Diabetes Patients Signed into Law

Senator Collins Completes Another Year of Senate Service with Perfect Consecutive Vote Record

Senators Collins, King Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas to Support Small Businesses

Funding Secured by Senator Collins for Veterans, Military Caregivers Signed into Law

Collins, Hassan Legislation to Help Americans Save for Retirement Signed into Law

$2.8 Billion Secured by Senator Collins to Support Homelessness Prevention Programs Signed into Law

$18.5 Million to Support Breweries Signed into Law Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy

Funding for Offshore Wind Energy, 3D Printing with Wood Products, & Mass Timber Research Signed into Law

Legislation Supported By Senators Collins, King to Combat Rising Prescription Drug Prices Signed into Law

Legislation to Protect Endangered Animals Signed into Law

Senator Collins Secures More Than $4 Billion for Heating Assistance, Weatherization Programs

Funding Secured by Senator Collins for Maine Shipyards, UMaine Research Signed into Law

$300 Million for New MMA Training Ship Secured by Senator Collins Signed into Law

Funding Secured by Senator Collins to Improve Maine’s Transportation & Housing Signed into Law

$10 million for Right Whale Research, Additional Funding for Maine Lobster Industry & Fisheries Signed into Law

$25 million for Northern Border Regional Commission Signed into Law – a $5 million increase

Senator Collins Announces Historic Funding Increases for Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, and Other Biomedical Research