Press Releases

November 25, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DHS IG REPORT ON NATION’S AIR CARGO SECURITY WEAKNESSES

The Department of Homeland Security Inspectors General Office today released a report addressing the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) efforts to...

November 23, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON HEALTH CARE REFORM VOTE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins tonight voted against considering a divisive, partisan bill and, instead, urged her colleagues to work together to develop a new, bipartisan proposal to...

November 18, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.2 MILLION FOR LIMESTONE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $4.2 million in funds to the Limestone Water and...

November 17, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES MORE THAN $50 MILLION FOR MAINE IN SENATE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committees, today announced that the Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Military...

November 15, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS TO INTRODUCE BILL TO SUPPORT DEEPWATER, OFFSHORE WIND POWER RESEARCH

U.S. Senator Susan Collins will introduce legislation on Monday that would require the Secretary of Energy to support research and development of offshore wind technologies at...

November 06, 2009

“Defense Bill Benefits America’s Military And Maine’s Economy”

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have always worked to support our troops and their...

November 05, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS FAULTS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S H1N1 VACCINE STRATEGY, URGES NEW PLAN

The Obama Administration has failed to provide clear answers to national preparedness questions raised by Senator Susan Collins, R-ME, the Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland...

October 30, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO CREATE NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Susan Collins introduced legislation to create a National Women's History museum on a site near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. that is currently...

October 29, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION FOR MAINE PROJECTS IN SENATE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS CONFERENCE REPORT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that she has successfully secured $10 million in federal funding for...

October 27, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $95.9 MILLION IN SMART GRID FUNDING TO CENTRAL MAINE POWER

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the Central Maine Power Company will receive $95,900,000 in Smart Grid grant funding from the Department of Energy. The funding will...

October 27, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $95.9 MILLION IN SMART GRID FUNDING TO CENTRAL MAINE POWER

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the Central Maine Power Company will receive $95,900,000 in Smart Grid grant funding from the Department of Energy. The funding will...

October 26, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON PROPOSAL FOR TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED, GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE PLAN

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement following Senator Harry Reid's announcement that health care reform legislation would include a taxpayer-subsidized,...

October 23, 2009

“H1N1 Flu: Monitoring The Response”

There is no question that federal, state, and local public health officials need to take the H1N1 flu seriously. The virus spreads easily and quickly. Recently, Bates...

October 22, 2009

MORE THAN $13 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING RELEASED FOR MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has released $2.6 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds,...

October 21, 2009

COMMITTEE TOLD H1N1 VACCINE IS SAFE SUPPLY WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED BY NOVEMBER

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., heard testimony Wednesday from three Cabinet...

October 21, 2009

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $3,202,000 IN LOAN FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FUNDING

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development's Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program has...

October 20, 2009

MAINE DELEGATION CALLS ON DEPT. OF COMMERCE TO DECLARE FISHERIES DISASTER FOR THE MAINE SHELLFISH INDUSTRY

.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins and Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree today, in a letter, urged the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke...

October 16, 2009

“A Windfall For Wind Energy Research And Jobs In Maine”

With some of the strongest and most consistent winds in the nation off our coast, Maine has great potential as an ideal location for deepwater offshore wind research. Our...

October 16, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES $4.39 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR MAINE IN AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that she has successfully secured $4.39 million in agriculture funding for projects in...

October 15, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SUCCESSFULLY SECURES $5 MILLION FOR UMAINE OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECT

Today, the U.S. Senate approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Conference Report that includes Senator Susan Collins' request for $5 million for the Maine...

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DHS IG REPORT ON NATION’S AIR CARGO SECURITY WEAKNESSES

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON HEALTH CARE REFORM VOTE

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.2 MILLION FOR LIMESTONE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES MORE THAN $50 MILLION FOR MAINE IN SENATE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR COLLINS TO INTRODUCE BILL TO SUPPORT DEEPWATER, OFFSHORE WIND POWER RESEARCH

“Defense Bill Benefits America’s Military And Maine’s Economy”

SENATOR COLLINS FAULTS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S H1N1 VACCINE STRATEGY, URGES NEW PLAN

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO CREATE NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION FOR MAINE PROJECTS IN SENATE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS CONFERENCE REPORT

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $95.9 MILLION IN SMART GRID FUNDING TO CENTRAL MAINE POWER

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $95.9 MILLION IN SMART GRID FUNDING TO CENTRAL MAINE POWER

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON PROPOSAL FOR TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED, GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE PLAN

“H1N1 Flu: Monitoring The Response”

MORE THAN $13 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING RELEASED FOR MAINE

COMMITTEE TOLD H1N1 VACCINE IS SAFE SUPPLY WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED BY NOVEMBER

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $3,202,000 IN LOAN FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FUNDING

MAINE DELEGATION CALLS ON DEPT. OF COMMERCE TO DECLARE FISHERIES DISASTER FOR THE MAINE SHELLFISH INDUSTRY

“A Windfall For Wind Energy Research And Jobs In Maine”

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES $4.39 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR MAINE IN AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR COLLINS SUCCESSFULLY SECURES $5 MILLION FOR UMAINE OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECT