Press Releases

December 17, 2004

Mainers Changing Lives From Afar

During Christmas week, I will have the opportunity to present a special award from the Russian embassy to some extraordinary Mainers: Greg Foltz, Jim and Maureen Gorman, and Mary...

December 16, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $400,000 IN YOUTHBUILD FUNDING FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $400,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...

December 16, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD ABOUT ARMORED HUMVEES IN IRAQ

WASHINGTON, DC-- Senator Susan Collins, a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has contacted Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to express her concern that thousands of...

December 16, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $350,000 FOR MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Department of Homeland Security is awarding a total of $350,100 in federal...

December 15, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $316,667 IN FUNDING TO THE KATAHDIN VALLEY HEALTH CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the...

December 14, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS, ALLEN ANNOUNCE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTED TO OSRAM SYLVANIA

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Olympia Snowe, Senator Susan Collins, and Representative Tom Allen announced that workers who were recently laid off by Osram Sylvania will receive Trade...

December 10, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $168,223 IN FUNDING TO THE PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Head Start Bureau which...

December 10, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR PENOBSCOT HEALTH CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that Penobscot Community Health Center has received $649,676 in funding from the...

December 10, 2004

Victory For Americans

Before the 108th Congress adjourned, we made history by passing the Collins-Lieberman Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. This landmark legislation should make a real...

December 09, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $133,300 IN FUNDING TO THE PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development office...

December 09, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $248,525 IN FUNDING TO THE CITY OF BANGOR

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the City of...

December 09, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $390,813 IN FUNDING TO JACKSON LABORATORY

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) within...

December 09, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $700,000 FOR MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $708,090 in federal funding to the State of Maine from the U.S. Department of Housing...

December 08, 2004

From The New York Times...Among The Intelligence Bill''s Consequences, Political Stature

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 - He has been described by his colleagues as obstinate, recalcitrant, difficult and even ornery. When Representative F. James...

December 07, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS’ PROPOSAL TO GIVE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES INCREASED ACCESS TO RETIREMENT SAVINGS RECEIVES FINAL CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL

Washington, DC – The U.S. Senate today approved a proposal written by Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) that gives federal employees better access...

December 07, 2004

MAINE DELEGATION RELEASES NAS BRUNSWICK TASK FORCE REPORT TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE

WASHINGTON, DC-- Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Representatives Tom Allen and Michael Michaud, who serve as distinguished advisors to the NAS Brunswick Task Force,...

December 07, 2004

COLLINS OPPOSES LNG LANGUAGE IN CONFERENCE REPORT

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Collins today expressed her disappointment with language included in an explanatory report accompanying the FY 2005 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The report...

December 06, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE HEAD START FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that Maine has received $168,223 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health &...

December 06, 2004

COLLINS-AKAKA LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE DENTAL & VISION BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES & RETIREES PASSES FINAL CONGRESSIONAL HURDLE

Washington, DC – The House today approved legislation written by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Daniel Akaka (D-HI) that gives Federal employees, retirees, and their families...

December 06, 2004

COLLINS SECURES $4.1 MILLION FOR RURAL SCHOOLS IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins announced today that rural schools and school districts in Maine will receive more than $4.1 million in additional funding this year under...

Mainers Changing Lives From Afar

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $400,000 IN YOUTHBUILD FUNDING FOR MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD ABOUT ARMORED HUMVEES IN IRAQ

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $350,000 FOR MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $316,667 IN FUNDING TO THE KATAHDIN VALLEY HEALTH CENTER

SNOWE, COLLINS, ALLEN ANNOUNCE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTED TO OSRAM SYLVANIA

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $168,223 IN FUNDING TO THE PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR PENOBSCOT HEALTH CENTER

Victory For Americans

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $133,300 IN FUNDING TO THE PENOBSCOT VALLEY HOSPITAL

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $248,525 IN FUNDING TO THE CITY OF BANGOR

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $390,813 IN FUNDING TO JACKSON LABORATORY

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $700,000 FOR MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

From The New York Times...Among The Intelligence Bill''s Consequences, Political Stature

SENATOR COLLINS’ PROPOSAL TO GIVE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES INCREASED ACCESS TO RETIREMENT SAVINGS RECEIVES FINAL CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL

MAINE DELEGATION RELEASES NAS BRUNSWICK TASK FORCE REPORT TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE

COLLINS OPPOSES LNG LANGUAGE IN CONFERENCE REPORT

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE HEAD START FUNDS FOR MAINE

COLLINS-AKAKA LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE DENTAL & VISION BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES & RETIREES PASSES FINAL CONGRESSIONAL HURDLE

COLLINS SECURES $4.1 MILLION FOR RURAL SCHOOLS IN MAINE