Press Releases

September 03, 2002

FOLLOWING UP MEETINGS ON CROSS BORDER TRADE, SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES TREASURY SECRETARY TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins continues to work with U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill to address the disparity between personal exemption allowances in Canada and...

September 03, 2002

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11

September 11 changed our lives forever. On the one-year anniversary of the attack against our nation, we are still mourning the loss of life. At the same time, we can be comforted...

August 22, 2002

PROTECTING INVESTORS

As every American investor knows, we have recently witnessed lapses in corporate responsibility unlike anything that has occurred during the past 70 years. Unscrupulous accounting...

August 22, 2002

PREVENTING TEEN SMOKING

In 1997, when I first came to the U.S. Senate, almost 40 percent of Maine's high school students smoked. Fortunately, smoking among our high school students has declined, due in...

August 22, 2002

IMPROVING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

The last twenty years have witnessed dramatic pharmaceutical breakthroughs that have helped reduce deaths and disability from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and many other...

August 22, 2002

PROTECTING SENIOR CITIZENS FROM FRAUD

August 25, 2002 begins "National Fraud Against Senior Citizens Awareness Week." I joined with Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan to introduce the resolution designating this...

August 22, 2002

IMPROVING END OF LIFE CARE

Nearly every day, each of us does something to make a better life — for our children, for our families, or for ourselves. Something that too many people never give a single...

August 22, 2002

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS’ ROLE IN ENRON’S COLLAPSE

As if the bankruptcy of Enron and the subsequent losses of retirement funds and life savings for its many investors and employees weren't enough to tarnish the image of corporate...

August 22, 2002

REFORMING THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

The United States Postal Service is facing a crisis. It continues to run deficits, shoulders billions in debt, and is losing customers due to increased costs for services and...

August 22, 2002

IMPROVING HEALTH SAFETY AT TISSUE BANKS

Human tissue transplantation is a relatively new and rapidly growing area of medicine that holds a great deal of promise for patients suffering from a range of conditions from...

August 22, 2002

PROTECTING THE HOMELAND AND HELPING SMALL BUSINESS

The ingenuity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit of three small businesses in Maine will help America to win the war on terrorism. Technology being developed in our state,...

August 22, 2002

A WAY OF LIFE IS THREATENED

Excessive litigation and over regulation are threatening one of the oldest industries in New England. Over four hundred years ago Europeans fished off the Isles of Shoals. Fishing...

August 22, 2002

PROTECTING THE HOMELAND

President George W. Bush has proposed a bold plan to create a Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security. The decisions that federal lawmakers will make over the next several...

August 22, 2002

PROTECTING THE ELDERLY FROM IDENTITY THEFT

Identity theft is the fastest growing white collar crime in the United States. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) estimates that 700,000 Americans are victims of identity theft...

August 22, 2002

FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID

The recent recession, high unemployment levels, and the tragic events of September 11th have placed tremendous and unanticipated demands on government services and resources....

August 22, 2002

CELEBRATING THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

Thirty years ago landmark legislation known as "Title IX" set forth a policy of educational equity that has greatly expanded opportunities for girls and women. Prior to its...

August 19, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO MAINE FARMERS

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator Susan Collins urged the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman, to act favorably on Maine's request for federal disaster assistance. Such...

August 02, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE MEDICARE HOMEBOUND HEALTHCARE

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, has introduced legislation that would modernize the Medicare requirements defining homebound home...

August 02, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS AIRS “GRAVE CONCERNS” TO PRESIDENT REGARDING POLICY TO CEASE MARKETING OF SERVICES TO VETERANS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs has raised the ire of Senator Susan Collins, who has taken her concerns to President Bush and to the...

August 02, 2002

SENATE APPROVES FUNDS FOR SEVERAL MAINE-RELATED DEFENSE PROGRAMS IN FY2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate passed the Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2003. The bill will provide just under $4 billion to Maine and Maine-related defense...

FOLLOWING UP MEETINGS ON CROSS BORDER TRADE, SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES TREASURY SECRETARY TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11

PROTECTING INVESTORS

PREVENTING TEEN SMOKING

IMPROVING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

PROTECTING SENIOR CITIZENS FROM FRAUD

IMPROVING END OF LIFE CARE

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS’ ROLE IN ENRON’S COLLAPSE

REFORMING THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

IMPROVING HEALTH SAFETY AT TISSUE BANKS

PROTECTING THE HOMELAND AND HELPING SMALL BUSINESS

A WAY OF LIFE IS THREATENED

PROTECTING THE HOMELAND

PROTECTING THE ELDERLY FROM IDENTITY THEFT

FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID

CELEBRATING THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO MAINE FARMERS

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE MEDICARE HOMEBOUND HEALTHCARE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS AIRS “GRAVE CONCERNS” TO PRESIDENT REGARDING POLICY TO CEASE MARKETING OF SERVICES TO VETERANS

SENATE APPROVES FUNDS FOR SEVERAL MAINE-RELATED DEFENSE PROGRAMS IN FY2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL