Press Releases

December 15, 2021

Legislation to Strengthen National Defense Clears Senate with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2022 National Defense Authorization Act...

December 15, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Cosmetics Testing on Animals

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) co-sponsored the Humane Cosmetics Act, bipartisan legislation that would help end the testing of cosmetic products on...

December 15, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce Over $1.1 Million for Downeast Head Start Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that Downeast Community Partners has received a total of $1,177,159 for its Head Start and Early...

December 14, 2021

Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Protect Americans from Inflation Caused by Reckless Government Spending

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ remarks. Click HERE to download. Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ remarks. Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator...

December 14, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Push Administration to Reverse Vaccine Mandate for Truckers Crossing the Northern Border

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined 13 of her Senate colleagues in expressing opposition to the Administration’s vaccine mandate that will...

December 14, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Urge Social Security Administration to Reopen Field Offices to the Public

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and 14 of her Senate colleagues urged the Social Security Administration (SSA) to immediately reopen their field offices...

December 13, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Next Generation of Coastal Managers

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation to improve the National...

December 10, 2021

Senate Unanimously Passes Collins, King Resolution Recognizing December 18, 2021, as “Wreaths Across America Day”

Washington, D.C. – The Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King designating Saturday, December 18th, 2021, as...

December 10, 2021

Heeding Calls from Collins & Shaheen, Senate Sends Legislation to Delay Payment Cuts for Health Care Providers to President’s Desk

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Senate cleared legislation that extends the Medicare...

December 10, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Nominees to the U.S. Military Service Academies

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a...

December 09, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Firefighter Sprinkler Safety Measure

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-09) introduced bipartisan legislation to help place more...

December 09, 2021

Collins, Shaheen Push Senate Leaders to Delay Payment Cuts to Help Providers Stay Afloat During Pandemic

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership urging the extension of the Medicare sequester...

December 08, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce $4 Million to Bolster Health Services in Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that two organizations in the State of Maine have received a total of $4,047,727 to strengthen health care...

December 05, 2021

Senator Collins’ Statement on Passing of Former Senator Bob Dole

Bangor, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement on the passing of Bob Dole, the former Senate Majority Leader: “On Dec. 4, 2018, President George H. W. Bush lay in...

December 03, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Press USDA to Hold Hearings on Federal Dairy Milk Marketing Order & Address Unfair Pricing

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, a bipartisan bill...

December 03, 2021

Maine Delegation Challenges Department of Education Decision to Deny Funding to UMaine Farmington College Prep Program

GEAR UP Maine has served more than 29,000 low-income Maine students but now lacks funding to continue WASHINGTON — Maine’s congressional delegation today challenged the U.S....

December 02, 2021

Helping Maine Families Stay Warm This Winter

A recent report that inflation has hit a 30-year high confirmed what the American people have been feeling in their wallets for months. The soaring cost of virtually...

December 01, 2021

Collins, King Announce Nearly $225,000 to Expand Sustainable, Nutritious Meal Options in Maine Schools

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the University of Maine has received a total of $224,963 to create a new Maine Farm to School...

November 30, 2021

Collins, Duckworth’s Bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act Signed Into Law

Legislation aims to address maternal mortality crisis among veterans Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Sen. Collins, Sen. Duckworth, and President...

November 29, 2021

Collins, King Announce $1.3 Million to Support Maine’s Meat Processors

Washington, D.C. – As ongoing supply chain disruptions impact businesses and consumers, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that seven meat and poultry...

Legislation to Strengthen National Defense Clears Senate with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Cosmetics Testing on Animals

Senators Collins, King Announce Over $1.1 Million for Downeast Head Start Programs

Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Protect Americans from Inflation Caused by Reckless Government Spending

Collins, Colleagues Push Administration to Reverse Vaccine Mandate for Truckers Crossing the Northern Border

Collins, Colleagues Urge Social Security Administration to Reopen Field Offices to the Public

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Next Generation of Coastal Managers

Senate Unanimously Passes Collins, King Resolution Recognizing December 18, 2021, as “Wreaths Across America Day”

Heeding Calls from Collins & Shaheen, Senate Sends Legislation to Delay Payment Cuts for Health Care Providers to President’s Desk

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Nominees to the U.S. Military Service Academies

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Firefighter Sprinkler Safety Measure

Collins, Shaheen Push Senate Leaders to Delay Payment Cuts to Help Providers Stay Afloat During Pandemic

Senators Collins, King Announce $4 Million to Bolster Health Services in Maine

Senator Collins’ Statement on Passing of Former Senator Bob Dole

Collins, Colleagues Press USDA to Hold Hearings on Federal Dairy Milk Marketing Order & Address Unfair Pricing

Maine Delegation Challenges Department of Education Decision to Deny Funding to UMaine Farmington College Prep Program

Helping Maine Families Stay Warm This Winter

Collins, King Announce Nearly $225,000 to Expand Sustainable, Nutritious Meal Options in Maine Schools

Collins, Duckworth’s Bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act Signed Into Law

Collins, King Announce $1.3 Million to Support Maine’s Meat Processors