Press Releases

February 01, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES MAINE STUDENTS CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins is pleased to announce that Jennie D’Amico and Haili Muse have been selected to participate in the 44th Annual United States...

February 01, 2006

COLLINS-LIEBERMAN INVITE DHS SECRETARY TO WORK TOGETHER ON FEMA OVERHAUL

Washington, DC – Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) have invited the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with the Senate...

February 01, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BUSH’S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins has released the following statement with regard to President Bush’s State of the Union speech earlier this evening on Capitol...

February 01, 2006

HEARING EXPOSES LACK OF PLANNING AND COORDINATION IN EVACUATING HURRICANE KATRINA’S MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman held a hearing today that...

February 01, 2006

HEARING EXPOSES LACK OF PLANNING AND COORDINATION IN EVACUATING HURRICANE KATRINA’S MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman held a hearing today that...

January 31, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CORETTA SCOTT KING

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today released this statement on the death of Coretta Scott King. "I am saddened by the passing of Coretta Scott King. I had the...

January 30, 2006

SENATORS COLLINS AND FEINGOLD URGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO INCREASE MAXIMUM PELL GRANT AWARD

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) announced today that they have sent a letter to President Bush urging him to include funding in the FY...

January 27, 2006

SENATORS COLLINS AND LIEBERMAN HOLD FIRST HEARING ON LOBBYING REFORM

WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman, today held its first hearing on...

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...

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES MAINE STUDENTS CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

COLLINS-LIEBERMAN INVITE DHS SECRETARY TO WORK TOGETHER ON FEMA OVERHAUL

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BUSH’S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

HEARING EXPOSES LACK OF PLANNING AND COORDINATION IN EVACUATING HURRICANE KATRINA’S MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS

HEARING EXPOSES LACK OF PLANNING AND COORDINATION IN EVACUATING HURRICANE KATRINA’S MOST VULNERABLE VICTIMS

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CORETTA SCOTT KING

SENATORS COLLINS AND FEINGOLD URGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO INCREASE MAXIMUM PELL GRANT AWARD

SENATORS COLLINS AND LIEBERMAN HOLD FIRST HEARING ON LOBBYING REFORM

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