Press Releases

February 14, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $15,000 IN FUNDING TO MAINE FROM THE NATIONAL FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded the Hood Canal Salmon...

February 14, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $400,000 TO MAINE FOR HEART & VASCULAR DISEASE RESEARCH

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in the U.S. Department...

February 14, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $145,000 IN GRANTS TO MAINE COMPANIES

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that the Maine...

February 14, 2006

SENATORS COLLINS AND LIEBERMAN HOLD HURRICANE KATRINA HEARING ON WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN FEMA’S ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, DC— Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman heard officials of three federal...

February 10, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS MEET WITH COLLEGE REPUBLICANS FROM ACROSS MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) met today with a large group of college Republicans from throughout Maine who are...

February 10, 2006

FORMER FEMA DIRECTOR MICHAEL BROWN TESTIFIES AT SENATE HURRICANE KATRINA HEARING

Washington, DC – The Former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) who was responsible for and oversaw federal actions dealing with Hurricane Katrina...

February 10, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $1.8 MILLION TO MAINE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced...

February 10, 2006

PENTAGON OFFICIALS STRESS NEED FOR REGIONAL INTERAGENCY PLANNING & TRAINING TO RESPOND TO CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANE KATRINA

Washington, DC – Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) today held a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...

February 08, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $28,150 IN FUNDING FOR AUBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded the Auburn Fire Department a...

February 08, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $3.7 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $3,751,000 in Rural Development funds from the U.S. Department of...

February 08, 2006

DOZENS OF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ENDORSE SENATOR COLLINS’ BILL TO PROTECT FORESTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than two dozen environmental and land conservation organizations have signed a letter to Members of Congress indicating their support for the...

February 08, 2006

Senators Feinstein, Collins And Snowe Seek To Guarantee Seniors Don’t Lose Coverage For Their Prescription Drugs

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) today introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent Medicare...

February 08, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF LUCIEN DUTREMBLE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today released the following statement on the death of Lucien "Babe" Dutremble. "Today, York County lost a devoted friend and loyal...

February 07, 2006

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF MAINE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins met today with members of the Maine School Board Association (MSBA) to discuss, among other things, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)...

February 07, 2006

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS QUESTIONS TOP PENTAGON OFFICIALS ABOUT STRAIN ON MAINE’S ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today questioned top Department of Defense Officials about the strains being...

February 07, 2006

COLLINS-LIEBERMAN HEARING EXPOSES CONFUSION & TURF BATTLES AMONG AGENCIES RESPONDING TO HURRICANE KATRINA

Washington, DC – Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) today held a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...

February 06, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement today following the release of the President's budget request for Fiscal Year 2007. "I will carefully...

February 06, 2006

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S DHS BUDGET PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON, DC-- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins has released the following reaction to President Bush's 2007 Budget request for...

February 06, 2006

SENATORS COLLINS & LIEBERMAN URGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO BROADEN AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY

Washington, DC – Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), the Chairman and Ranking Member respectively of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...

February 02, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS THANKS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR ADDRESSING SERIOUS MISSTEPS WITH MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today issued the following statement in response to the one-month progress report on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit released by...

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $15,000 IN FUNDING TO MAINE FROM THE NATIONAL FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $400,000 TO MAINE FOR HEART & VASCULAR DISEASE RESEARCH

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $145,000 IN GRANTS TO MAINE COMPANIES

SENATORS COLLINS AND LIEBERMAN HOLD HURRICANE KATRINA HEARING ON WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN FEMA’S ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

SNOWE, COLLINS MEET WITH COLLEGE REPUBLICANS FROM ACROSS MAINE

FORMER FEMA DIRECTOR MICHAEL BROWN TESTIFIES AT SENATE HURRICANE KATRINA HEARING

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $1.8 MILLION TO MAINE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING

PENTAGON OFFICIALS STRESS NEED FOR REGIONAL INTERAGENCY PLANNING & TRAINING TO RESPOND TO CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANE KATRINA

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $28,150 IN FUNDING FOR AUBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $3.7 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

DOZENS OF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ENDORSE SENATOR COLLINS’ BILL TO PROTECT FORESTS

Senators Feinstein, Collins And Snowe Seek To Guarantee Seniors Don’t Lose Coverage For Their Prescription Drugs

SENATOR COLLINS SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF LUCIEN DUTREMBLE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF MAINE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS QUESTIONS TOP PENTAGON OFFICIALS ABOUT STRAIN ON MAINE’S ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

COLLINS-LIEBERMAN HEARING EXPOSES CONFUSION & TURF BATTLES AMONG AGENCIES RESPONDING TO HURRICANE KATRINA

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S DHS BUDGET PROPOSAL

SENATORS COLLINS & LIEBERMAN URGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO BROADEN AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY

SENATOR COLLINS THANKS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR ADDRESSING SERIOUS MISSTEPS WITH MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT