Press Releases

January 04, 2018

HHS OIG Report Finds that Drug Manufacturers’ Misclassifications May Have Led to More Than $1.3 Billion in Lost Medicaid Rebates

Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report which found that over the past five...

January 03, 2018

Following Letter from Collins, King, Pingree, and Poliquin, President Issues Disaster Declaration for State of Maine

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) today welcomed the announcement...

December 27, 2017

ICYMI: “Tax cut plan will benefit hardworking Mainers, not DC elites”

“Tax cut plan will benefit hardworking Mainers, not DC elites”By: Sen. Susan Collins Read Senator Collins’ op-ed in the Portland Press Herald HERE. "I have heard a number...

December 23, 2017

Aging Committee Warns of IRS Scam Targeting Hotmail Users

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Bob Casey, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, are warning of an email scam targeting Hotmail users in...

December 22, 2017

Senators Collins and King Announce Nearly $450,000 for Nine Maine Housing Programs

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King announced today...

December 22, 2017

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Seeking to Enhance Support for America’s Libraries & Museums

Washington, D.C. – In an effort to strengthen library and museum services across the nation, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Thad Cochran...

December 21, 2017

Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan Release Statement Recognizing Senator Collins’ Effort to Prevent $25 Billion Cut to Medicare

Washington, D.C.—Following the passage of a continuing resolution that includes a provision preventing an automatic cut to Medicare, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and...

December 21, 2017

Congress Averts $25 Billion Cut to Medicare Following Effort Led by Senator Collins

Senator Collins urged swift action to avert these cuts and secured commitments from Majority Leader McConnell and Speaker Ryan to avoid an automatic 4% cut to MedicareClick HERE to...

December 21, 2017

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Election Security Bill

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and...

December 21, 2017

Aging Committee Warns of Email Phishing Scam Targeting Homeowners

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee and Chairman of the Senate Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, is warning of a new...

December 21, 2017

Collins, Klobuchar, Baldwin Press Strongbridge Biopharma for Answers on Dramatic Price Increase for Keveyis Drug that Treats Glaucoma and Rare Genetic Disease

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have pressed Strongbridge Biopharma for answers on the dramatic price...

December 21, 2017

Collins, King Announce Application Period for Assistance to Firefighters Grant

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will begin accepting applications for grant...

December 20, 2017

Alexander, Collins Statement on Bills to Lower Health Insurance Premiums

WASHINGTON, December 20, 2017—United States Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today jointly released the following statement:“Rather than considering a...

December 20, 2017

Senate Passes Comprehensive Tax Reform with Amendments Authored by Senator Collins to Benefit Middle-Income Families

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the first major overhaul of our nation’s tax code since 1986. This...

December 19, 2017

House Passes Collins-Authored Bill to Support Family Caregivers

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today applauded House passage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family...

December 19, 2017

Senators Collins and Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Support Women Pursuing Careers in Aviation

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Promoting Women...

December 18, 2017

Senator Collins Announces Support for Passage of Comprehensive Tax Reform

As a result of her negotiations with Senate leaders, Senator Collins secured multiple changes that equaled a tenth of the total tax cut to provide additional benefits for the...

December 15, 2017

NAIC Says the Provisions of Alexander-Murray and Collins-Nelson Will Significantly Reduce Health Insurance Premiums, Stabilize the Individual Market

Washington, D.C. - Today, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced their support for the provisions of the Alexander-Murray Bipartisan Health...

December 15, 2017

Senator Collins Secures Major Wins in Final Tax Reform Bill

Washington, D.C. - Following the release of the final text of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act this afternoon, the first major overhaul of our nation’s tax code since 1986, U.S....

December 15, 2017

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Congressional Leadership to Commit Resources to Opioid Epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan group of nine senators in a letter to Leaders McConnell (R-Ky.) and Schumer (D-N.Y.) today calling...

HHS OIG Report Finds that Drug Manufacturers’ Misclassifications May Have Led to More Than $1.3 Billion in Lost Medicaid Rebates

Following Letter from Collins, King, Pingree, and Poliquin, President Issues Disaster Declaration for State of Maine

ICYMI: “Tax cut plan will benefit hardworking Mainers, not DC elites”

Aging Committee Warns of IRS Scam Targeting Hotmail Users

Senators Collins and King Announce Nearly $450,000 for Nine Maine Housing Programs

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Seeking to Enhance Support for America’s Libraries & Museums

Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan Release Statement Recognizing Senator Collins’ Effort to Prevent $25 Billion Cut to Medicare

Congress Averts $25 Billion Cut to Medicare Following Effort Led by Senator Collins

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Election Security Bill

Aging Committee Warns of Email Phishing Scam Targeting Homeowners

Collins, Klobuchar, Baldwin Press Strongbridge Biopharma for Answers on Dramatic Price Increase for Keveyis Drug that Treats Glaucoma and Rare Genetic Disease

Collins, King Announce Application Period for Assistance to Firefighters Grant

Alexander, Collins Statement on Bills to Lower Health Insurance Premiums

Senate Passes Comprehensive Tax Reform with Amendments Authored by Senator Collins to Benefit Middle-Income Families

House Passes Collins-Authored Bill to Support Family Caregivers

Senators Collins and Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Support Women Pursuing Careers in Aviation

Senator Collins Announces Support for Passage of Comprehensive Tax Reform

NAIC Says the Provisions of Alexander-Murray and Collins-Nelson Will Significantly Reduce Health Insurance Premiums, Stabilize the Individual Market

Senator Collins Secures Major Wins in Final Tax Reform Bill

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Congressional Leadership to Commit Resources to Opioid Epidemic