Press Releases

September 07, 2017

Senator Collins Questions Massachusetts Governor on Policies to Increase Access to Affordable Health Care

Click HERE for a photo of Senator Collins and HERE for a photo of Governor BakerClick HERE for Senator Collins’ Q&A with Governor BakerNote to assignment editors and news...

September 07, 2017

Senator Collins Announces $2 Billion Boost for Biomedical Research Clears Key Hurdle

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Appropriations Committee approved $36.1 billion—a $2 billion increase—for the National Institutes of Health...

September 07, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce $769,681 in Funding to Novo Biosciences for Heart and Vascular Disease Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has awarded a Small Business Innovation...

September 06, 2017

Senator Collins Questions State Insurance Commissioners on Policies to Fix the Nation’s Health Care System

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, questioned state insurance commissioners today on ways to increase access to affordable...

September 06, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $240,000 to Combat Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) and the Maine Coalition to End Domestic...

September 06, 2017

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of Gina Mason

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement on the passing of Rep. Gina Mason:“Gina was a devoted mother and wife, a tireless public servant, and a...

September 05, 2017

Collins, King Announce Nearly $5 Million Award Contract for Dry Dock Designs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded Stantec Consulting Services $4,914,828 for architect-engineering...

September 01, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.7 Million for Maine DHHS

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will receive a total of $1,776,038 for...

September 01, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $300,000 in Grant Funding for Economic Development in Rural Maine

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that six Maine economic development organizations and towns will receive a total of $296,000 in...

September 01, 2017

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $1 Million in Funding for Portland Shipyard Modernization Project

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)...

August 31, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce $1.5 Million Grant Awarded to the University of Maine

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1.5 million to the University of...

August 31, 2017

Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Medicare to Ensure Coverage for Critical Diabetes Therapies

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

August 30, 2017

Collins, King Announce More Than $5 Million in Funding for Head Start Programs in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that two Maine organizations will receive a total of $5,355,169 from the U.S. Department of Health and...

August 29, 2017

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of Alan Hutchinson

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement regarding the passing of Alan Hutchinson, the executive director of the Forest Society of...

August 29, 2017

Following Announcement Of National Opioid Emergency, Durbin And Bipartisan Sponsors Of Medicaid Care Act Press Trump To Heed Own Commission’s Recommendations And Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid

WASHINGTON – U.S. Democratic Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Sherrod Brown (OH), Joe Manchin (WV), and Cory Booker (NJ), Independent Senator Angus King (ME), and Republican Senators Rob...

August 28, 2017

Senator Collins Questions Massachusetts Governor on Policies to Increase Access to Affordable Health Care

Senator Collins Announces $2 Billion Boost for Biomedical Research Clears Key Hurdle

Senators Collins, King Announce $769,681 in Funding to Novo Biosciences for Heart and Vascular Disease Research

Senator Collins Questions State Insurance Commissioners on Policies to Fix the Nation’s Health Care System

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $240,000 to Combat Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of Gina Mason

Collins, King Announce Nearly $5 Million Award Contract for Dry Dock Designs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.7 Million for Maine DHHS

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $300,000 in Grant Funding for Economic Development in Rural Maine

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $1 Million in Funding for Portland Shipyard Modernization Project

Senators Collins, King Announce $1.5 Million Grant Awarded to the University of Maine

Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Medicare to Ensure Coverage for Critical Diabetes Therapies

Collins, King Announce More Than $5 Million in Funding for Head Start Programs in Maine

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of Alan Hutchinson

Following Announcement Of National Opioid Emergency, Durbin And Bipartisan Sponsors Of Medicaid Care Act Press Trump To Heed Own Commission’s Recommendations And Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid

Senator Collins Announces More Than $1.3 Million for the Portland International Jetport

Collins, King Announce More Than $350,000 for Albion, Anson, and Plymouth Fire Departments

Senator Collins Receives 2017 Woman of the Year Award From International Women’s Transportation Organization

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Announces UPMI to receive $639,000 for Upward Bound Program

Senator Collins’ Statement on President Trump’s Afghanistan Address