Press Releases

September 06, 2016

Collins, King Announce $2.25 Million in Funding to Help Prevent Youth Substance Abuse in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a total of $2,250,000 in...

September 02, 2016

Collins, King Announce $25,000 Grant for Bucksport Fire and Ambulance Department

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Bucksport Fire and Ambulance Department will receive a $25,000 federal grant through...

September 02, 2016

U.S. Senators Collins and King announce $147,891 for Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) in Augusta will receive $147,891 in grant...

September 02, 2016

U.S. Senators Collins and King Announce $800,000 for Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Portland

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Portland will receive $800,000 in funding through the Legal...

September 02, 2016

Working to Keep Lifesaving Medications Affordable

On August 18, Chris Stover of Windham was enjoying a picnic lunch with his family at Sebago Lake State Park when he was stung by a bee. With a potentially fatal allergy to...

September 02, 2016

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Announces $1.4 Million in Grant Funding To Upgrade City of Bangor’s Aging Bus Fleet

BANGOR, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced...

September 01, 2016

Collins, King Announce More Than $90,000 in Grant Funding for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women has awarded...

September 01, 2016

Collins, King Announce $605,230 in Funding to Help Combat the Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that two agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have awarded...

September 01, 2016

Sens. Collins, King Announce More Than $700,000 for Safe Voices, a Domestic Violence Services Organization in Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Safe Voices, a Maine organization dedicated to supporting and empowering those affected by...

August 31, 2016

Sens. Collins, King Announce More Than $5.3 Million for Ocean Renewable Power Company in Portland

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) will receive $5,350,000 through the Department of Energy...

August 29, 2016

Fighting to Protect Seniors’ Access to Their Online Social Security Accounts

A few weeks ago, Westbrook resident Cathy Wiles called my Portland Constituent Service Center to alert me to a new Social Security Administration (SSA) policy that could have...

August 26, 2016

Sens. Collins, King Announce That Casco Bay Lines to Receive More Than $2.5 Million for Terminal Renovations

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Angus King announced...

August 26, 2016

U.S. DOT Proposes Rule Mandating Speed Limiters for Large Commercial Vehicles

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, applauded the U.S. Department of...

August 25, 2016

Sens. Collins, King Announce Brunswick Executive Airport to Receive More than $1.5 Million

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Angus King...

August 25, 2016

Senate Aging Committee Chairman Collins’ Statement on Mylan Announcement to Expand Rebates for EpiPen®

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, released a statement following reports that Mylan would increase patient rebates for...

August 24, 2016

U.S. Senator Collins’ Statement on the Designation of the North Woods and Waters National Monument

WASHINGTON, D.C—U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement today in response to the President’s designation of the North Woods and Waters National...

August 24, 2016

Senators Collins, McCaskill Request Urgent Briefing & Information on Mylan’s Decision-Making Process to Raise the Price of EpiPen® by 480%

WASHINGTON, D.C.— In response to the skyrocketing price of EpiPen® and news reports that this price increase is limiting patient access to this life saving anecdote for...

August 23, 2016

Collins, King Announce $2.25 Million in Funding to Help Prevent Youth Substance Abuse in Maine

Collins, King Announce $25,000 Grant for Bucksport Fire and Ambulance Department

U.S. Senators Collins and King announce $147,891 for Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault

U.S. Senators Collins and King Announce $800,000 for Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Portland

Working to Keep Lifesaving Medications Affordable

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Announces $1.4 Million in Grant Funding To Upgrade City of Bangor’s Aging Bus Fleet

Collins, King Announce More Than $90,000 in Grant Funding for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence

Collins, King Announce $605,230 in Funding to Help Combat the Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Maine

Sens. Collins, King Announce More Than $700,000 for Safe Voices, a Domestic Violence Services Organization in Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties

Sens. Collins, King Announce More Than $5.3 Million for Ocean Renewable Power Company in Portland

Fighting to Protect Seniors’ Access to Their Online Social Security Accounts

Sens. Collins, King Announce That Casco Bay Lines to Receive More Than $2.5 Million for Terminal Renovations

U.S. DOT Proposes Rule Mandating Speed Limiters for Large Commercial Vehicles

Sens. Collins, King Announce Brunswick Executive Airport to Receive More than $1.5 Million

Senate Aging Committee Chairman Collins’ Statement on Mylan Announcement to Expand Rebates for EpiPen®

U.S. Senator Collins’ Statement on the Designation of the North Woods and Waters National Monument

Senators Collins, McCaskill Request Urgent Briefing & Information on Mylan’s Decision-Making Process to Raise the Price of EpiPen® by 480%

Senators Collins, McCaskill Urge Immediate Action to Ensure All Seniors Have Safe and Speedy Access to Accounts

Sens. Collins, King Announce Auburn-Lewiston Airport to Receive Nearly $900,000

King, Collins, Poliquin Statement on EDAT’s Final Day in Maine