Press Releases

September 20, 2011

SENATE TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ PROVISION TO PERMANENTLY ALLOW HEAVIEST TRUCKS ON MAINE’S INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, has successfully secured a provision in the Fiscal Year 2012 Transportation...

September 19, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS JOINS FIGHT TO BAN BATH SALTS UNDER FEDERAL LAW

U.S. Senator Susan Collins is cosponsoring legislation that would amend the Controlled Substances Act to make “bath salts” illegal in the United States. Bath salts are...

September 19, 2011

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANTS FORT KENT MORE THAN $328,000 TO COMBAT TEEN DRUNK DRIVING

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National...

September 16, 2011

"Addressing A Shortage Of Critical Drugs"

Physicians, pharmacists, and patients in Maine and throughout the country are struggling to cope with a surge in shortages of drugs that is causing significant disruptions in care...

September 16, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES ESSENTIAL FUNDING FOR MAINE IN SENATE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that she successfully secured opportunities for...

September 15, 2011

BATH IRON WORKS AND NAVY SIGN NEARLY $2 BILLION CONTRACT FOR SECOND AND THIRD DDG-1000; SENATOR COLLINS FOUGHT TO SECURE FUNDS, PROTECT JOBS AT BIW

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of both the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate...

September 13, 2011

MAINE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announced tonight that the President has agreed to their request to issue a disaster declaration for three counties in...

September 10, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS JOINS MAINE FIRE FIGHTERS TO HONOR 9/11 FALLEN

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today gathered with fire fighters at the 48th Annual Maine State Federation of Fire Fighter’s Convention in Waterville during a special 9/11...

September 09, 2011

"Remembering 9/11: America Will Stand Up To Any Challenge"

A decade has passed, but September 11th, 2001, remains as vivid as if it were yesterday. We each have our own recollections of where we were and what we were doing as the...

September 08, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS’ REACTION TO PRESIDENT’S JOBS SPEECH

U.S. Senator Susan Collins tonight released this statement following the President’s address to...

September 08, 2011

A Special Message From Senator Collins On The 10th Anniversary Of September 11, 2001

A decade has passed, but September 11th, 2001, remains as vivid as if it were yesterday. We each have our own recollections of where we were and what we were doing as the...

September 08, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR “TIME OUT” FROM BURDENSOME FEDERAL REGULATIONS

In an effort to encourage job creation and give America’s job creators certainty during these uncertain economic times, U.S. Senator Susan Collins said today that she plans...

September 06, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION IN IMMEDIATE FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will immediately...

September 01, 2011

“Reducing Burdensome Government Regulations”

Recently, thousands of people in more than 20 communities across the nation came together for “Lemonade Freedom...

August 30, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION GRANT TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR DEEPWATER, OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY LABORATORY AT UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $3 million grant to the Advanced...

August 29, 2011

SENATE TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ PROVISION TO PERMANENTLY ALLOW HEAVIEST TRUCKS ON MAINE’S INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS

SENATOR COLLINS JOINS FIGHT TO BAN BATH SALTS UNDER FEDERAL LAW

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANTS FORT KENT MORE THAN $328,000 TO COMBAT TEEN DRUNK DRIVING

"Addressing A Shortage Of Critical Drugs"

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES ESSENTIAL FUNDING FOR MAINE IN SENATE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

BATH IRON WORKS AND NAVY SIGN NEARLY $2 BILLION CONTRACT FOR SECOND AND THIRD DDG-1000; SENATOR COLLINS FOUGHT TO SECURE FUNDS, PROTECT JOBS AT BIW

MAINE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

SENATOR COLLINS JOINS MAINE FIRE FIGHTERS TO HONOR 9/11 FALLEN

"Remembering 9/11: America Will Stand Up To Any Challenge"

SENATOR COLLINS’ REACTION TO PRESIDENT’S JOBS SPEECH

A Special Message From Senator Collins On The 10th Anniversary Of September 11, 2001

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR “TIME OUT” FROM BURDENSOME FEDERAL REGULATIONS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION IN IMMEDIATE FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM

“Reducing Burdensome Government Regulations”

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION GRANT TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR DEEPWATER, OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY LABORATORY AT UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

"Are You Ready If Disaster Strikes?”

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN LIBYA

“Our Firefighters Deserve Praise”

"A Lesson In Democracy"

SENATOR COLLINS' STATEMENT ON THE DOT'S DECISION NOT TO IMPOSE COMMERICAL TRUCK RULES ON FARMERS