Maine’s lakes and ponds are under attack. Aquatic invasive species threaten our drinking water systems, recreation, wildlife habitat, lakefront real estate, and fisheries....
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $59,470 in grant funding...
U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today released the following statement in response to the announcement that Irving Forest Products Pinkham mill will be closing its...
Senator Susan Collins is calling on Senate leaders to address the energy crisis as the first priority when the Senate reconvenes after the August recess. She has expressed support...
Senator Susan Collins today visited Little Sebago Lake to meet with the “Friends of Little Sebago Lake,” a community group dedicated to keeping the lake clean and free...
Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Evan Bayh (D-IN) are calling on President Bush to press to ensure that the Iraqis are making “increasing investments in...
Whether it is a natural or man-made disaster, our local police, firefighters, and emergency medical service personnel are always the first on the scene. Having to confront...
Responding to calls from fire prevention and child safety groups across the country, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) today...
Thursday night, the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a motion to adjourn, which is required for the Congress to break for a month-long August recess. The U.S. House of Representatives...
A bipartisan group of Senators—five Republicans and five Democrats—today unveiled a compromise energy plan that would increase American production of energy to further...
August is here, traditionally a month of summertime fun, family vacations and back-to-school preparations. This year, however, for far too many families and businesses throughout...
Senator Susan Collins has introduced legislation that would make available additional funding to low-income families for weatherization programs, grant dollars for low-income...
U.S. Senator Susan Collins today introduced legislation to temporarily lower the tariff on certain rayon fibers imported into the United States. The fiber is imported by Tambrands,...
U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that seven Maine organizations will be receiving a combined $650,000 in grant funding from the Office...
The U.S. Senate has rejected bipartisan legislation that was cosponsored by Senator Susan Collins and would have provided an additional $2.53 billion in emergency spending for the...
The U.S. Senate has approved bipartisan legislation that would help strengthen the ailing housing market by providing the Department of Treasury explicit authority to extend credit...
In a letter sent today to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the General Services Administration (GSA), Maine Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe requested...
“Energy Security: An American Imperative” was the subject of a recent hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. As a leader of the Committee, I am...
The U.S. Senate today voted against proceeding to consideration of legislation that would address the impact of excessive speculation in energy futures markets on the price of oil....
Under Secretary of Defense, John J. Young Jr. has sent a letter to Senator Susan Collins outlining the estimated costs of restarting the DDG-51 versus continuing the DDG-1000...