Press Releases

October 01, 2010

"Protecting Maine's Paper Industry"

Our nation's manufacturers and their employees can compete against the best in the world, but they cannot compete against foreign manufacturers who receive huge government...

September 30, 2010

SENATE PASSES COLLINS-LEAHY BILL TO MAKE VETERANS GROUPS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY

The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) that would make veterans groups leigible to...

September 27, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS CONCERNED PROPOSED EPA RULE COULD LEAD TO JOB LOSSES

In a letter to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, along with a bipartisan group of her colleagues, expressed deep concerns...

September 27, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS CO-SPONSORS RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARD BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins recently joined her colleagues, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), in introducing...

September 24, 2010

"Maine's Drug Take-Back Program: A National Model"

More Mainers died last year from drug overdoses than traffic fatalities. This startling statistic is especially disturbing considering that 92 percent of the overdoses involved...

September 21, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS SPEAKS ON FLOOR REGARDING DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL, "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" POLICY

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor regarding today's cloture vote on the Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Authorization...

September 21, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR REGARDING DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor regarding today’s cloture vote on the Fiscal Year 2011...

September 17, 2010

"Setting America On A New Financial Course"

More than eight million Americans have lost their jobs since the "Great Recession" began in 2008. Unemployment remains unacceptably high - increasing to 9.6 percent just...

September 15, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES COMMITMENT TO PERMANENTLY LIFT TRUCK WEIGHT LIMITS IN MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Administration has agreed to her request to make permanent the pilot program...

September 14, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS VOTES TO REPEAL UNFAIR REGULATION THAT BURDENS SMALL BUSINESSES

Senator Susan Collins voted Tuesday in support of an amendment to repeal a provision of the recently enacted health care law that increases costs and creates onerous paperwork...

September 08, 2010

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE GAO INQUIRY INTO DeCA AND NEX STORE CLOSURES IN MAINE

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent, nonpartisan federal agency, will investigate the...

September 08, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS PARTICIPATES IN GROUNDBREAKING AT BIGELOW LABORATORIES IN EAST BOOTHBAY

U.S. Senator Susan Collins participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for Bigelow Laboratory's new Center for Blue Biotechnology in East Boothbay. "We are here to...

September 03, 2010

"Maine Businessess: Surviving And Thriving"

To me, the best part of Congress' annual August recess is the opportunity it gives me to travel throughout our beautiful state and to visit with our great people. A highlight of...

September 01, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $51,680 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR NEW GLOUCESTER FIRE AND RESCUE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $51,680 in grant funding...

August 30, 2010

"The Prudence Of Planning: National Preparedness Month"

The power of prudent, painstaking planning cannot be underestimated. For me, the most profound advice about the constant need for critical planning and preparation comes from the...

August 17, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS TOM'S OF MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins recently visited Tom's of Maine's Sanford facility. Senator Collins toured the plant, met with many of the company's 150 employees, and learned...

August 13, 2010

"Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of The Americans With Disabilities Act"

"Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down." Those were the stirring words spoken by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990, as he took up his...

August 06, 2010

"Getting It Right -- Stopping Impromper Federal Payments"

It is unacceptable that, in the last fiscal year, the federal government misspent a mountain of your tax dollars - an estimated $100 billion. The payment blunders occurred in...

August 05, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO INCREASE FEDERAL TRUCK WEIGHT LIMIT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, along with her colleagues, Sens. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Herb Kohl (D-WI), today introduced the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2010 that would...

August 04, 2010

SENATORS COLLINS, SNOWE SUPPORT EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDING

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins released the following statement today after voting to proceed to legislation to assist states struggling during these difficult...