Press Releases

February 22, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADE TO CLEAN BURNING WOOD STOVES

During a news conference at the Jotul manufacturing facility in Gorham today, Senator Susan Collins announced that she has introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide a...

February 22, 2008

MAINE TO RECEIVE $3.84 MILLION IN EMERGENCY LIHEAP FUNDS

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the United States Department of Health and Human Services has released $40 million in emergency LIHEAP...

February 22, 2008

"Put Out In The Cold"

As a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, I have had the opportunity to work on many issues of importance to older Americans. In addition to our oversight of major...

February 21, 2008

SNOWE, COLLINS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR BURLINGTON HOMES’ WORKERS

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-ME) released the following statement in response to the announcement that Burlington Homes will be immediately suspending their...

February 20, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $457,432 FOR LEWISTON, CUMBERLAND, ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENTS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $457,432 in grant funding...

February 19, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF FIDEL CASTRO

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released the following statement on the resignation of Cuban leader Fidel Castro: “It is unlikely that Fidel Castro's decision to step down...

February 16, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BILL REQUIRING EPA TO REDUCE MERCURY POLLUTION

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that she is an original cosponsor of legislation to help protect Americans from the harmful effects of mercury pollution. The...

February 15, 2008

“Honoring Fallen Firefighters By Strengthening The U.S. Fire Administration”

Our nation’s firefighters are among our bravest first responders, constantly putting themselves in harm’s way to help keep our communities safe. Sadly, these...

February 15, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS REQUEST ASSISTANCE FOR SAS SHOEMAKERS EMPLOYEES IN PITTSFIELD

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today requested that the U.S. Department of Labor approve a Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) petition filed on behalf of the 138...

February 15, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DAVID WALKER’S DEPARTURE FROM GAO

David Walker, who is the United States Comptroller General and the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’s chief watchdog organization, announced that...

February 15, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS MOURNS THE PASSING OF DICK WARREN

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement following the passing of Dick Warren, former publisher of the Bangor Daily News. "Dick Warren's passing is a...

February 15, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS DHS CHIEF ON TWIC CARD AVAILABILITY

Yesterday, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff about the...

February 14, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES THAT THE NAVY HAS AWARDED BATH IRON WORKS $1.4 BILLION FOR DDG-1000 CONSTRUCTION

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) a final...

February 14, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS TO HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee to discuss the Department’s fiscal year 2009 budget...

February 14, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $285,000 CONTRACT FOR MAINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that KMK Construction of Eliot, a Service Disabled Veteran-owned small business, has been awarded a $285,971 contract from the U.S....

February 14, 2008

COLLINS QUESTIONS DHS CHIEF ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS TO HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee to discuss the Department’s fiscal year 2009 budget...

February 13, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ISSUE STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF PETER CIANCHETTE TO BE AMBASSADOR TO COSTA RICA

The White House has announced that it will nominate Peter Cianchette to be U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins released the...

February 13, 2008

LEGISLATION NEEDED TO REQUIRE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES TO STEP UP CIVIL SUPPORT DURING DOMESTIC CATASTROPHES

U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., said Wednesday they would move to...

February 13, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $31,682 FOR NORWAY FIRE DEPARTMENT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $31,682 in grant funding...

February 13, 2008

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES TO STEP UP CIVIL SUPPORT DURING DOMESTIC CATASTROPHES

U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., said recently they would move to...

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADE TO CLEAN BURNING WOOD STOVES

MAINE TO RECEIVE $3.84 MILLION IN EMERGENCY LIHEAP FUNDS

"Put Out In The Cold"

SNOWE, COLLINS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR BURLINGTON HOMES’ WORKERS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $457,432 FOR LEWISTON, CUMBERLAND, ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SENATOR COLLINS STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF FIDEL CASTRO

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BILL REQUIRING EPA TO REDUCE MERCURY POLLUTION

“Honoring Fallen Firefighters By Strengthening The U.S. Fire Administration”

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS REQUEST ASSISTANCE FOR SAS SHOEMAKERS EMPLOYEES IN PITTSFIELD

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DAVID WALKER’S DEPARTURE FROM GAO

SENATOR COLLINS MOURNS THE PASSING OF DICK WARREN

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS DHS CHIEF ON TWIC CARD AVAILABILITY

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES THAT THE NAVY HAS AWARDED BATH IRON WORKS $1.4 BILLION FOR DDG-1000 CONSTRUCTION

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS TO HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $285,000 CONTRACT FOR MAINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

COLLINS QUESTIONS DHS CHIEF ABOUT PROPOSED CUTS TO HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ISSUE STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF PETER CIANCHETTE TO BE AMBASSADOR TO COSTA RICA

LEGISLATION NEEDED TO REQUIRE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES TO STEP UP CIVIL SUPPORT DURING DOMESTIC CATASTROPHES

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $31,682 FOR NORWAY FIRE DEPARTMENT

NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES TO STEP UP CIVIL SUPPORT DURING DOMESTIC CATASTROPHES