Press Releases

January 30, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SPONSORS BILL TO CLOSE SUV LOOPHOLE, CITES RISING ENERGY COSTS AND DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Susan Collins today joined Senators Diane Feinstein, Charles Schumer, and Olympia Snowe in introducing legislation that would raise fuel economy...

January 29, 2003

GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT CHAIRMEN, NATION’S TOP AUDITOR TO UNVEIL FEDERAL PROGRAMS VULNERABLE TO FRAUD

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-VA) will join David M....

January 26, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS FOR NATIONWIDE BAN ON SALE OF MERCURY FEVER THERMOMETERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins is planning to introduce legislation calling for a nationwide ban on the sale of mercury fever thermometers unless for use as prescribed by...

January 24, 2003

SENATE PASSES COLLINS AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE $20 MILLION FOR ADDRESS NATION’S NURSE SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON, DC- The United States Senate passed an amendment to the Omnibus Appropriations Bill that was introduced by Senator Susan Collins to fund a program the Senator was...

January 24, 2003

PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO SENATE AMENDMENT BY RELEASING HEATING ASSISTANCE FUNDS

WASHINGTON – The Bush Administration announced the release of $200 million in unspent emergency Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds that will help the elderly,...

January 24, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SAYS DECISION BY GNP MANAGEMENT TO STEP ASIDE IS THE RIGHT ONE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today said the decision by management at Great Northern Paper Company to step aside and allow an independent third party to assume control...

January 24, 2003

TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE TO LEAD NEW DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Important steps were recently taken in the Senate to make our nation and its citizens more secure against the threat of a terrorist attack. The post-September 11th world mandates...

January 22, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SHEPHERDS TOM RIDGE CONFIRMATION THROUGH SENATE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today oversaw the Senate debate regarding the confirmation vote on Governor Tom Ridge to become the first Secretary of Homeland Security....

January 17, 2003

CONSERVING FOR THE FUTURE

The need to develop more efficient ways to use energy has never been more obvious than it is today. It is a way to save money, decrease pollution, and reduce our dependence on...

January 10, 2003

GETTING OUR ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN

Americans across the country continue to feel the effects of our sluggish economy, pounded by the terrorist attacks of more than a year ago and by certain corporate managers who...

January 10, 2003

PLAN TO BRING CUSTOMS INSPECTORS TO AUBURN INTERMODAL FACILITY NOTICED IN FEDERAL REGISTER, SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that, at her request, the United States Customs Service has published notice in the Federal Register of a plan...

January 10, 2003

SNOWE, COLLINS, AND CHAFEE ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON SPECIAL INTEREST PROVISIONS IN HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.) announced they have reached agreement with Senate leadership on...

January 09, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO LOWER COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR EVERYONE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins has introduced major prescription drug legislation that, if enacted, is estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to save more than $60...

January 09, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO AID STATES STRUGGLING TO MEET MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today introduced bipartisan legislation that would assist states through a period when many are experiencing a severe fiscal crisis due to...

January 09, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today announced the finalization of her new Committee assignments in the 108th Congress. As the Senator enters her second term in the...

January 08, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE TO MORE OF AMERICA’S UNINSURED

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With an estimated 41 million Americans living without health care coverage, including more than 150,000 in Maine, Senator Susan Collins has taken action to give...

January 08, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SPONSORS BILL TO CLOSE SUV LOOPHOLE, CITES RISING ENERGY COSTS AND DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL

GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT CHAIRMEN, NATION’S TOP AUDITOR TO UNVEIL FEDERAL PROGRAMS VULNERABLE TO FRAUD

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS FOR NATIONWIDE BAN ON SALE OF MERCURY FEVER THERMOMETERS

SENATE PASSES COLLINS AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE $20 MILLION FOR ADDRESS NATION’S NURSE SHORTAGE

PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO SENATE AMENDMENT BY RELEASING HEATING ASSISTANCE FUNDS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SAYS DECISION BY GNP MANAGEMENT TO STEP ASIDE IS THE RIGHT ONE

TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE TO LEAD NEW DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SHEPHERDS TOM RIDGE CONFIRMATION THROUGH SENATE

CONSERVING FOR THE FUTURE

GETTING OUR ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN

PLAN TO BRING CUSTOMS INSPECTORS TO AUBURN INTERMODAL FACILITY NOTICED IN FEDERAL REGISTER, SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES

SNOWE, COLLINS, AND CHAFEE ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON SPECIAL INTEREST PROVISIONS IN HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO LOWER COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR EVERYONE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO AID STATES STRUGGLING TO MEET MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE TO MORE OF AMERICA’S UNINSURED

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ALERTS U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT TO LAY-OFFS AT AUGUSTA’S MICRODYNE OUTSOURCING FACILITY

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM

SENATORS COLLINS AND GREGG URGE COAST GUARD TO RELOCATE TWO FAMOUS CLASS CUTTERS TO PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

HEATING HELP -- MAINERS NEED GREATER AID THIS WINTER