Press Releases

November 18, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $5.6 MILLION FOR MAINE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that $5.6 million in funding for essential projects in Maine has been funded in...

November 18, 2005

Honoring Maine's Everyday Heroes

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. In Maine, we are blessed to have a state filled with countless everyday heroes who devote their lives to helping others and to making our...

November 16, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE $150 MILLION FOR MAINE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today more than $150 million in federal funding for research and development projects that...

November 16, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES NOMINATION OF ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL OF MAINE NATIONAL GUARD

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, today announced that the Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nomination of...

November 15, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $1,818,307 in Emergency Management...

November 15, 2005

Senators Murray, Collins Introduce Groundbreaking, Bipartisan Cargo Security Legislation At Capitol Press Conference

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, United States Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced their introduction of the GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act....

November 15, 2005

U.S. SENATE PASSES DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL WHICH INCLUDES COLLINS-AUTHORED PROVISIONS FOR THE DD(X) PROGRAM TO BENEFIT BIW

WASHINGTON, DC— By a vote of 98-0, the U.S. Senate has approved the fiscal year 2006 Defense Authorization bill, which includes several provisions that were authored and...

November 15, 2005

SENATE APPROVES CLINTON-COLLINS MEASURE TO PROTECT MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM FROM PREDATORY LENDING AND INSURANCE PRACTICES

Washington, DC – The Department of Defense Authorization bill approved today includes a measure introduced by Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME), both...

November 14, 2005

"Christmas Angels"

November 14, 2005

Senators Collins, Reed Request $5.1 Billion For LIHEAP

Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today sent the following letter to Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Requesting $5.1 Billion for LIHEAP Text of letter to...

November 12, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS URGES SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO PROTECT WORKING WATERFRONT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins sent a letter to Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chairman and Ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce,...

November 11, 2005

DFAS DIRECTOR ASSURES SENATOR COLLINS THAT LIMESTONE EXPANSION AND NEW JOBS ARE ON TRACK

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins has received assurances from Zack E. Giddy, Director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), that it could add up to 50...

November 10, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Susan Collins, who is a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, today met with Admiral Michael Mullen, Chief of Naval Operations. During the...

November 10, 2005

SENATE APPROVES SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS PROVISION TO PRESERVE MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY JOBS

WASHINGTON, DC-- The final version of the fiscal year 2006 Defense Authorization bill, which is expected be approved by the U.S. Senate as early as next week, includes a provision...

November 09, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS ON FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ELIMINATE TAX BREAKS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Susan Collins, who has been working to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), is calling on Congress to pay for...

November 09, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE FUNDING TO SUPPORT MAINE LOBSTERMEN

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced today that they have secured $2 million in funding in the Commerce Justice State...

November 08, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today met with Judge Samuel Alito in her Washington, D.C. office. President Bush nominated Judge Alito to succeed Justice Sandra Day...

November 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS MOUNT EFFORT TO TURN OVER CLOSED BASES TO COMMUNITIES FREE OF CHARGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today voted for legislation they introduced requiring the Department of Defense (DoD) to offer to...

November 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR ESSENTIAL MAINE PROJECTS IN ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) announced that more than $3 million in federal funding for projects in Maine has been included...

November 08, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR IN SUPPORT OF 2006 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Susan Collins spoke today on the Senate Floor in support of the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes key provisions she authored for the...

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $5.6 MILLION FOR MAINE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

Honoring Maine's Everyday Heroes

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE $150 MILLION FOR MAINE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES NOMINATION OF ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL OF MAINE NATIONAL GUARD

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

Senators Murray, Collins Introduce Groundbreaking, Bipartisan Cargo Security Legislation At Capitol Press Conference

U.S. SENATE PASSES DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL WHICH INCLUDES COLLINS-AUTHORED PROVISIONS FOR THE DD(X) PROGRAM TO BENEFIT BIW

SENATE APPROVES CLINTON-COLLINS MEASURE TO PROTECT MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM FROM PREDATORY LENDING AND INSURANCE PRACTICES

"Christmas Angels"

Senators Collins, Reed Request $5.1 Billion For LIHEAP

SENATOR COLLINS URGES SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO PROTECT WORKING WATERFRONT

DFAS DIRECTOR ASSURES SENATOR COLLINS THAT LIMESTONE EXPANSION AND NEW JOBS ARE ON TRACK

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

SENATE APPROVES SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS PROVISION TO PRESERVE MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY JOBS

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS ON FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ELIMINATE TAX BREAKS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE FUNDING TO SUPPORT MAINE LOBSTERMEN

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO

SNOWE, COLLINS MOUNT EFFORT TO TURN OVER CLOSED BASES TO COMMUNITIES FREE OF CHARGE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR ESSENTIAL MAINE PROJECTS IN ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR COLLINS SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR IN SUPPORT OF 2006 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT