Press Releases

January 27, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES INTENT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO

WASHINGTON, DC —Senator Susan Collins today issued the following statement announcing that she will vote in favor of the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to serve as the...

January 27, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF PAUL BALDACCI

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins has released this statement on the death of Paul...

January 27, 2006

SENATORS COLLINS AND CARPER REACT TO POSTAL SERVICE’S STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, DC — Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Thomas Carper (D-DE), who are coauthors of the Senate postal reform legislation, have released the following statement...

January 26, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES U.S. NAVY SHIP TO VISIT BELFAST

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today that Admiral Michael Mullen, Chief of Naval Operations, has assured...

January 25, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEDERAL PLAN TO REIMBURSE STATES FOR MEDICARE PART D COSTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator Susan Collins today applauded Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt's announcement of a plan to make certain that States are fully reimbursed...

January 23, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced the procurement of $2,556,500 in Rural...

January 23, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $758,000 IN FUNDING FOR THOMAS ISLAND HABITAT PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that the...

January 20, 2006

Dignified Transportation For Seniors

In 1988, Kathy Freund was the mother of a 3-year-old boy living in Portland when she experienced an event that would be horrifying and unimaginable to any parent—her son was...

January 20, 2006

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES FURTHER EXPANSION OF REMOTE PORT ENTRY PROJECT IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has informed Senators Olympia J. Snowe and...

January 20, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES NAVY SECRETARY TO MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is pleased to welcome Secretary of the...

January 20, 2006

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ASSURES SENATOR COLLINS MAINE’S COST OF PAYING MEDICARE DRUG CLAIMS WILL BE REIMBURSED

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Senator Susan Collins announced today that Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt has assured her that the State of Maine will be reimbursed...

January 19, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF VADM THAD ALLEN TO COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD

WASHINGTON, DC —President Bush today announced his intent to nominate Vice Admiral Thad Allen to be...

January 19, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $296,979 IN FUNDING FOR MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $296,979 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland...

January 18, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW BANGOR HYDRO TO PROCEED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION LINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that they successfully brokered an agreement with the Maine Army Corps of Engineers and...

January 18, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES DECISION TO ENSURE REASONABLE BORDER REQUIREMENTS FOR FREQUENT TRAVELERS TO CANADA

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Senator Susan Collins today applauded the decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State to develop less expensive identity...

January 13, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $8 MILLION IN HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that several agencies in Maine have received $8,029,580 in Continuum of Care...

January 13, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $760,350 IN TRANSPORTATION GRANTS TO MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded Maine $760,350 in federal...

January 13, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF MABEL WADSWORTH

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins has released this statement following the death of Mabel Wadsworth, who died Wednesday in Bangor at the age of 95. “I am...

January 13, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS MOURNS THE DEATH OF PASSAMAQUODDY GOVERNOR MELVIN FRANCIS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins released this statement following the death of the tribal governor of Maine ’s Passamaquoddy...

January 11, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT FUNDING

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) has awarded...

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES INTENT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF PAUL BALDACCI

SENATORS COLLINS AND CARPER REACT TO POSTAL SERVICE’S STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO POSTAL REFORM LEGISLATION

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES U.S. NAVY SHIP TO VISIT BELFAST

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEDERAL PLAN TO REIMBURSE STATES FOR MEDICARE PART D COSTS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $758,000 IN FUNDING FOR THOMAS ISLAND HABITAT PROTECTION

Dignified Transportation For Seniors

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCES FURTHER EXPANSION OF REMOTE PORT ENTRY PROJECT IN MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES NAVY SECRETARY TO MAINE

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ASSURES SENATOR COLLINS MAINE’S COST OF PAYING MEDICARE DRUG CLAIMS WILL BE REIMBURSED

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF VADM THAD ALLEN TO COMMANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $296,979 IN FUNDING FOR MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW BANGOR HYDRO TO PROCEED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION LINE

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES DECISION TO ENSURE REASONABLE BORDER REQUIREMENTS FOR FREQUENT TRAVELERS TO CANADA

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $8 MILLION IN HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $760,350 IN TRANSPORTATION GRANTS TO MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF MABEL WADSWORTH

SENATOR COLLINS MOURNS THE DEATH OF PASSAMAQUODDY GOVERNOR MELVIN FRANCIS

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT FUNDING