Press Releases

October 07, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Rural Development Grant For Community Concepts Inc.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Senators Susan Collins, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King announced...

October 07, 2015

Senator Collins Statement Following Final Passage of the Defense Authorization

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Susan Collins voted this afternoon in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report for fiscal year...

October 07, 2015

The Nature Conservancy in Maine Presents Senator Collins with Leadership Award

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October 06, 2015

Collins, King Announce $1.35 Million in Funding for Maine Math and Science Alliance

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.35 million in grant funding to the...

October 05, 2015

Collins, King Press IRS to Conduct Tax Assistance Outreach in Lewiston Area

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen urging the agency to ensure that...

October 05, 2015

Collins Statement on the Coast Guard's Search for Crew of El Faro

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement regarding the Coast Guard's ongoing search for the crew of the commercial ship El...

October 05, 2015

Collins, King, Poliquin Urge Department of Labor to Approve Assistance for Displaced Expera Mill Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Congressman Bruce Poliquin, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez...

October 04, 2015

Warner, Portman, and Collins Bill to Provide Regulatory Relief for Businesses and Workers Advances in the Senate

Press Releases - Newsroom - Mark R. Warner Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today announced...

October 02, 2015

Collins, King Announce Federal Investments to Support Maine Tribal Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that several Maine tribes will receive various grant awards totaling $341,422 to support...

October 02, 2015

Preventing Falls Among our Nation’s Seniors

Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries among seniors. Each year, approximately 2.5 million older Americans are treated in emergency rooms...

October 01, 2015

Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Pass Vital Bipartisan Funding Bill and Honor Commitment to Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, spoke from the Senate floor...

September 30, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $400,000 for Scientific Research and Training Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Maine will receive a total of $399,333 in funding to support world-class research and...

September 30, 2015

Senator Collins, Colleagues, Offer LWCF Short-Term Extension

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the expiration of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) set to take effect today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke from the...

September 30, 2015

Senate Committee Takes Action to Address Heroin Epidemic and its Effect on Health of Mothers and Infants

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee unanimously advanced the Protecting our Infants Act, a bipartisan bill...

September 29, 2015

Senator Collins Speaks from the Senate Floor, Urges Colleagues to Protect Critical Student Aid Program Set to Expire

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke from the Senate floor this afternoon to...

September 29, 2015

Collins, King Commend Two Maine Schools Earning National Blue Ribbon Recognition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King applauded two Maine schools, Costal Ridge Elementary School in York and Minot Consolidated School in Minot, that...

September 28, 2015

Collins, King Announce Assistance to Firefighters Grants for Whitefield, Corinth Fire Departments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will award $43,810 to the Whitefield Fire...

September 28, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $400,000 in Federal Funding to Fight Heroin Epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $389,160 in grant funding to the Maine Drug...

September 25, 2015

A Message to Inspire the Nation and the World

On September 24, Pope Francis made history as the first Pontiff ever to address a joint session of the United States Congress. Far beyond the immediate audience of Senators and...

September 24, 2015

Senator Susan Collins to Accompany Pope Francis into Congressional Chamber Today

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins will be among the bipartisan group of lawmakers who will accompany Pope Francis into the congressional chamber prior to his...

Senators Collins, King Announce Rural Development Grant For Community Concepts Inc.

Senator Collins Statement Following Final Passage of the Defense Authorization

The Nature Conservancy in Maine Presents Senator Collins with Leadership Award

Collins, King Announce $1.35 Million in Funding for Maine Math and Science Alliance

Collins, King Press IRS to Conduct Tax Assistance Outreach in Lewiston Area

Collins Statement on the Coast Guard's Search for Crew of El Faro

Collins, King, Poliquin Urge Department of Labor to Approve Assistance for Displaced Expera Mill Workers

Warner, Portman, and Collins Bill to Provide Regulatory Relief for Businesses and Workers Advances in the Senate

Collins, King Announce Federal Investments to Support Maine Tribal Communities

Preventing Falls Among our Nation’s Seniors

Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Pass Vital Bipartisan Funding Bill and Honor Commitment to Veterans

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $400,000 for Scientific Research and Training Programs

Senator Collins, Colleagues, Offer LWCF Short-Term Extension

Senate Committee Takes Action to Address Heroin Epidemic and its Effect on Health of Mothers and Infants

Senator Collins Speaks from the Senate Floor, Urges Colleagues to Protect Critical Student Aid Program Set to Expire

Collins, King Commend Two Maine Schools Earning National Blue Ribbon Recognition

Collins, King Announce Assistance to Firefighters Grants for Whitefield, Corinth Fire Departments

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $400,000 in Federal Funding to Fight Heroin Epidemic

A Message to Inspire the Nation and the World

Senator Susan Collins to Accompany Pope Francis into Congressional Chamber Today