Press Releases

January 19, 2015

Collins To Participate In Bipartisan Civil Rights Pilgrimage To Selma, Alabama

ORONO, Maine – At this morning’s 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast, sponsored by the University of Maine and the Greater Bangor...

January 16, 2015

“40 Hours Is Full Time”

Effective health care reform should provide Americans with access to quality and affordable care while also encouraging economic growth. Unfortunately, flaws in the Affordable Care...

January 14, 2015

Collins, King Statement On Madison Mill Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today released this statement after being informed that...

January 14, 2015

Collins, King, Poliquin Urge Commerce Secretary To Investigate Unfair Canadian Trade Practices In Paper Market

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Congressman Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), urge the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to...

January 08, 2015

Collins, King Announce Maine's 2015 Senate Youth Program Delegates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today congratulated Muna Mohamed of Lewiston and Andrew Sandweiss of Bangor on their selection as Maine’s...

January 07, 2015

Sen. Collins Supports Bipartisan Push To Reform Student Loan Repayment Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), along with Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Susan Collins...

January 07, 2015

Collins, Donnelly, Murkowski, Manchin: 40 Hours Is Full Time

Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Donnelly (D–IN) along with Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced the...

January 07, 2015

Collins, Shaheen Reintroduce Bill To Increase Gestational Diabetes Research

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, today reintroduced their bipartisan legislation the...

December 19, 2014

“Ensuring Healthy Choices For Nation’s WIC Program”

I grew up in Aroostook County, which has been called the “Potato Capital of America.” One of my first jobs as a teenager was picking potatoes. Mainers are...

December 18, 2014

“Wreaths Across America”

In this season of giving, our thoughts turn to those who have given us the most precious gift of all: our freedom. We Mainers can be proud that an inspiring and generous...

December 16, 2014

President To Sign Sen. Collins' Bill To Study Creation Of National Women's History Museum

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill to form a commission on the creation of a National Women’s History Museum, authored by Senator Susan Collins, will soon become law. The bill...

December 14, 2014

Senator Collins' Statement On Senate Passage Of Federal Funding Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee,...

December 12, 2014

Collins, King Hail Passage Of National Defense Authorization Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the strong support of U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins, the Senate today passed the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act...

December 10, 2014

Senators Announce Inclusion Of Small Business Export Measure In Omnibus Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship,...

December 10, 2014

Sen. Collins Secures Critical Investments In Transportation Infrastructure And Housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the...

December 10, 2014

Federal Funding Bill Includes Senator Collins' Request For Increase In Alzheimer's Funding

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who co-chairs...

December 10, 2014

Funding Bill Contains Sen. Collins' Provision To Include Fresh, White Potato In WIC Program

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she has secured language in the Fiscal Year 2015...

December 10, 2014

Collins, King Hail Full Funding For Trade Adjustment Assistance Program In Proposed Funding Bill

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S Senator Angus King today announced that the funding bill agreement, which...

December 10, 2014

Collins, King Announce $14.8 Million Grant to Expand Preschool Services in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Maine Department of Education will receive a four-year, $14.8 million federal...

December 09, 2014

Sen. Collins' Views On Senate Intelligence Committee Report On CIA Interrogation Program

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement following the release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s...

Collins To Participate In Bipartisan Civil Rights Pilgrimage To Selma, Alabama

“40 Hours Is Full Time”

Collins, King Statement On Madison Mill Announcement

Collins, King, Poliquin Urge Commerce Secretary To Investigate Unfair Canadian Trade Practices In Paper Market

Collins, King Announce Maine's 2015 Senate Youth Program Delegates

Sen. Collins Supports Bipartisan Push To Reform Student Loan Repayment Programs

Collins, Donnelly, Murkowski, Manchin: 40 Hours Is Full Time

Collins, Shaheen Reintroduce Bill To Increase Gestational Diabetes Research

“Ensuring Healthy Choices For Nation’s WIC Program”

“Wreaths Across America”

President To Sign Sen. Collins' Bill To Study Creation Of National Women's History Museum

Senator Collins' Statement On Senate Passage Of Federal Funding Bill

Collins, King Hail Passage Of National Defense Authorization Act

Senators Announce Inclusion Of Small Business Export Measure In Omnibus Bill

Sen. Collins Secures Critical Investments In Transportation Infrastructure And Housing

Federal Funding Bill Includes Senator Collins' Request For Increase In Alzheimer's Funding

Funding Bill Contains Sen. Collins' Provision To Include Fresh, White Potato In WIC Program

Collins, King Hail Full Funding For Trade Adjustment Assistance Program In Proposed Funding Bill

Collins, King Announce $14.8 Million Grant to Expand Preschool Services in Maine

Sen. Collins' Views On Senate Intelligence Committee Report On CIA Interrogation Program