Press Releases

November 27, 2017

Senator Collins Hires Freeport Native to Her Augusta Office

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins with Mark WinterWashington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Mark Winter, a Freeport native,...

November 24, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $150,000 for Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians have received $141,013 through the U.S. Department of...

November 24, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce $2.2 Million Guaranteed Loan for Katahdin Valley Health Center

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Katahdin Valley Health Center has been approved for a $2,200,000 guaranteed loan through the...

November 22, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce $500,000 for Three Maine Police Departments

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded three Maine police departments a total of...

November 22, 2017

Senator Collins Greets Machias Native and Former Staffer Meredith Cherry

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Meredith Cherry and her fiancé, Matt McLaughlinWashington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Meredith Cherry, a Machias...

November 21, 2017

Collins, King Announce $400,000 in Funding for St. Mary’s Nutrition Center

Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)...

November 20, 2017

Senator Collins Participates in Main Street Walk of Downtown Waterville with Colby President David Greene

Photo 1: Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins with Colby President David GreenePhoto 2: Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins with...

November 20, 2017

Collins, King Announce $388,000 from USDA for University of Maine’s Potato Breeding Research

BRUNSWICK, ME – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has...

November 19, 2017

ICYMI: Senator Collins Discusses Tax Reform on ABC’s “This Week”

Click HERE to watch the interviewNote to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for high-quality video of the interview Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan...

November 19, 2017

ICYMI: Senator Collins Discusses Tax Reform on CNN’s “State of the Union”

Click HERE to watch the interviewNote to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for high-quality video of the interviewWashington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins...

November 17, 2017

Senator Collins Delivers Remarks at Fourteenth Street School Blue Ribbon Ceremony

Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for high-resolution photosBangor, ME -U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited Fourteenth Street School in Bangor today, where she delivered remarks at an...

November 17, 2017

Commemorating Veterans Day in Freedom, Maine

Veterans Day is one of the most sacred days on our national calendar. This year, it was a special pleasure to spend that day of remembrance and gratitude in Freedom, Maine, a...

November 16, 2017

Collins, Whitehouse, Carper Request GAO Review of Air Quality Monitoring Networks

Washington, D.C. -Today, a bipartisan trio of Senators from states that cope with cross-state air pollution requested a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)...

November 15, 2017

Senate Passes Bill Requiring U.S. Amateur Athletic Organizations, Members to Report Sexual Abuse

Washington, D.C. -The U.S. Senate passed legislation led by Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Joe Donnelly...

November 15, 2017

Senator Collins Recognizes WWII Combat Veteran of Wayne, Maine, in Congressional Record

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Mark Winter (L) and Richard Lincoln (R)Washington, D.C. -In a statement submitted to the Congressional Record this week, U.S. Senator...

November 14, 2017

Senators Collins, Shaheen Introduce International Violence Against Women Act

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA), bipartisan...

November 14, 2017

Senator Collins Announces New Beginnings in Lewiston Chosen to Join 100-Day Challenge to End Rural Youth Homelessness

Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that New Beginnings, Inc., an organization dedicated to serving runaway and homeless youth and Maine families in crisis, has...

November 13, 2017

A Bold Approach to Fighting Alzheimer’s

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, first declared by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. Just 11 years later, President Reagan himself was diagnosed with...