Press Releases

September 15, 2006

“Google For Government Spending”

Thomas Jefferson once said, “We might hope to see the finances of the Union as clear and intelligible as a merchant’s books, so that every member of Congress and every...

September 15, 2006

DEFENSE SPENDING BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), SECURING JOBS AT BATH IRON WORKS

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is pleased to announce that Congressional negotiators have reached a final compromise...

September 15, 2006

SENATE PASSES SENATOR COLLINS’ PORT SECURITY LEGISLATION

Washington, D.C. – Groundbreaking bipartisan cargo security legislation authored by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Patty Murray...

September 14, 2006

SENATE NEARING COMPLETION OF DEBATE ON SENATOR COLLINS’ PORT SECURITY BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate is nearing the end of debate on groundbreaking, bipartisan cargo security legislation authored by Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the...

September 13, 2006

MAINE RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES SENATOR COLLINS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Maine Recreation and Parks Association (MRPA) recently presented Senator Susan Collins with its “Katahdin Award,” which is intended to...

September 12, 2006

SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE HEARING EXAMINES ‘THE NEXT FIVE YEARS’

WASHINGTON, DC—The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman, today held a hearing to...

September 12, 2006

PORT AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES OPPOSE 100% SCANNING

Washington, D.C. – Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins has received letters from the World Shipping Council and the Retail Industry Leaders Association...

September 12, 2006

SENATORS COLLINS, LIEBERMAN AND DURBIN CALL FOR LONG-OVERDUE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT

WASHINGTON, DC-- U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), and Richard Durbin (D-IL) have called on John Negroponte, the Director of National Intelligence, to...

September 12, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $450,000 TO FIGHT ELDER ABUSE IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a grant in the amount of $449,966 to Volunteers...

September 12, 2006

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SENATOR COLLINS…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—An editorial in today’s Washington Post endorses a port security bill, authored by Senator Collins, that is currently being debated in the U.S....

September 12, 2006

MAINE TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $7 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDS TO HELP FAMILIES PREPARE FOR UPCOMING WINTER

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In order to help low-income families fill their oil tanks before the arrival of winter weather, Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins are pleased to...

September 11, 2006

Sen. Susan M. Collins September 11th Speech To The U.S. Senate

Five years ago, our nation experienced one of its darkest days and finest hours. With shocking suddenness, an act of unparalleled cruelty transformed a late-summer morning of...

September 08, 2006

“September 11th: A Nation Transformed”

Five years ago, our nation experienced one of its darkest days and finest hours. With shocking suddenness, an act of unparalleled cruelty transformed a late-summer morning of...

September 08, 2006

SENATE TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF COLLINS PORT SECURITY LEGISLATION TODAY

Washington, D.C. – Groundbreaking bipartisan cargo security legislation authored by Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) is scheduled for...

September 08, 2006

SENATE APPROVES DEFENSE SPENDING BILL WHICH INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), IMPORTANT MAINE DEFENSE PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, DC—By a vote of 98-0, the U.S. Senate has approved the fiscal year 2007 defense spending bill that contains a number of provisions included at the request of...

September 07, 2006

“Google For Government Spending”

DEFENSE SPENDING BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), SECURING JOBS AT BATH IRON WORKS

SENATE PASSES SENATOR COLLINS’ PORT SECURITY LEGISLATION

SENATE NEARING COMPLETION OF DEBATE ON SENATOR COLLINS’ PORT SECURITY BILL

MAINE RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES SENATOR COLLINS

SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE HEARING EXAMINES ‘THE NEXT FIVE YEARS’

PORT AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES OPPOSE 100% SCANNING

SENATORS COLLINS, LIEBERMAN AND DURBIN CALL FOR LONG-OVERDUE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE INFORMATION SHARING ENVIRONMENT

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $450,000 TO FIGHT ELDER ABUSE IN MAINE

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SENATOR COLLINS…

MAINE TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $7 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDS TO HELP FAMILIES PREPARE FOR UPCOMING WINTER

Sen. Susan M. Collins September 11th Speech To The U.S. Senate

“September 11th: A Nation Transformed”

SENATE TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF COLLINS PORT SECURITY LEGISLATION TODAY

SENATE APPROVES DEFENSE SPENDING BILL WHICH INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ REQUEST FOR DD(X), IMPORTANT MAINE DEFENSE PROJECTS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $140,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

SENATE APPROVES LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Collins, Lieberman Highlight National Preparedness Month

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT ARMY HAS NOT INVESTED IN WEAPONS SYSTEM THAT COULD PROTECT AMERICAN TROOPS

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION TO REPLACE GOVERNOR CURTIS FERRY