Press Releases

September 15, 2021

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Ensure All Workers Receive Annual Social Security Statements

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) co-sponsored the Know Your Social Security Act, bipartisan legislation that would clarify the requirement for the Social...

September 15, 2021

Senator Collins Announces $3.2 Million to Renovate Housing for Low-Income Seniors in Calais

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that WCARC in Calais has received a total of $3,174,364 to...

September 15, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $550,000 for Bigelow Lab

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has received a total of $543,189 to conduct research to...

September 14, 2021

Maine Delegation Announces $750,000 to Revitalize and Preserve Maine’s Historic Downtowns

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that the Maine Development Foundation (MDF)...

September 13, 2021

Senator Collins Attends September 11th Congressional Remembrance Ceremony

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins attended the September 11th Congressional Remembrance Ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The ceremony...

September 13, 2021

Senators Collins, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Prescription Drug Pricing More Transparent

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act, bipartisan legislation that would...

September 13, 2021

Senator Collins Thanks Belgrade Native for Serving as Summer Intern

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins thanked Seth Main, a Belgrade native, for serving as a summer intern in her Augusta...

September 13, 2021

Senator Collins Thanks Cumberland Native for Serving as Summer Intern

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Augusta, ME – U.S. Senator Susan Collins thanked Eben Kiesow, a Cumberland native, for serving as a summer intern in her Augusta...

September 13, 2021

Collins, Pingree, Golden Announce Nearly $5M in Federal Funding Awarded to Maine Energy Company

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) welcomed news from the U.S....

September 13, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $3.8 Million for Head Start Program in Kennebec Valley

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Kennebec Valley Community Action Program has received $3,860,835 for its Head Start and Early Head...

September 11, 2021

Senator Collins’ Statement on 20th Anniversary of 9/11

Bangor, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement on the 20th Anniversary of September 11th: “Two decades have passed, but September 11, 2001, remains as vivid for...

September 10, 2021

Maine Delegation Announces Seafood Processors and Agriculture Stakeholders Eligible for $700 Million in COVID-19 Relief

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will...

September 10, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $6.2 Million for 29 Maine Fire Departments

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that 29 fire departments in Maine have received a total of $6,220,151 to upgrade equipment and support...

September 10, 2021

Senators Collins, Shaheen Announce Health Care Providers Now Eligible for Additional $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Relief

Three nursing homes have closed in Maine in just the past month and others have struggled to stay open Washington, D.C. – Following a bipartisan push led by U.S. Senators...

September 09, 2021

Collins, Klobuchar Urge Biden Administration to Prioritize Resources for Afghan Women Refugees

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Department of Homeland Security...

September 09, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $600,000 to Expand Telehealth Services at Alfond Center for Health

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Alfond Center for Health in Augusta has received a total of $603,315 to expand telehealth...

September 08, 2021

Navy Secretary Joins Senators Collins, King for PNSY Groundbreaking Ceremony

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Kittery, ME –Today, Senators Susan Collins and Angus King hosted Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro in Maine, where...

September 08, 2021

Collins, King, and Golden Announce $1 Million to Help Aroostook County Combat the Opioid Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Angus King, and Congressman Jared Golden announced that Aroostook Mental Health Center has been awarded $1 million to...

September 08, 2021

Senators Collins, King Host Navy Secretary at BIW

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senators Collins and King with Secretary Del Toro Bath, ME – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King toured manufacturing and...

September 07, 2021

Collins, King Announce $900,000 to Support Endangered Atlantic Salmon Populations in Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that four organizations have received a total of $900,000 to restore habitats for endangered...

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Ensure All Workers Receive Annual Social Security Statements

Senator Collins Announces $3.2 Million to Renovate Housing for Low-Income Seniors in Calais

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $550,000 for Bigelow Lab

Maine Delegation Announces $750,000 to Revitalize and Preserve Maine’s Historic Downtowns

Senator Collins Attends September 11th Congressional Remembrance Ceremony

Senators Collins, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Prescription Drug Pricing More Transparent

Senator Collins Thanks Belgrade Native for Serving as Summer Intern

Senator Collins Thanks Cumberland Native for Serving as Summer Intern

Collins, Pingree, Golden Announce Nearly $5M in Federal Funding Awarded to Maine Energy Company

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $3.8 Million for Head Start Program in Kennebec Valley

Senator Collins’ Statement on 20th Anniversary of 9/11

Maine Delegation Announces Seafood Processors and Agriculture Stakeholders Eligible for $700 Million in COVID-19 Relief

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $6.2 Million for 29 Maine Fire Departments

Senators Collins, Shaheen Announce Health Care Providers Now Eligible for Additional $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Relief

Collins, Klobuchar Urge Biden Administration to Prioritize Resources for Afghan Women Refugees

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $600,000 to Expand Telehealth Services at Alfond Center for Health

Navy Secretary Joins Senators Collins, King for PNSY Groundbreaking Ceremony

Collins, King, and Golden Announce $1 Million to Help Aroostook County Combat the Opioid Crisis

Senators Collins, King Host Navy Secretary at BIW

Collins, King Announce $900,000 to Support Endangered Atlantic Salmon Populations in Maine