Press Releases

February 04, 2021

Senator Collins Questions Nominee for Secretary of Labor

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on Unemployment Fraud. Click HERE for high-resolution video. Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on the H-2B Visa...

February 04, 2021

Senator Collins Meets with Maine Potato Board

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with several members of the Maine Potato Board (MPB) via Zoom to discuss the...

February 04, 2021

Senator Collins Hires Cape Elizabeth Native to Her D.C. Office

Click HERE and HERE for high-resolution photos Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that Tess Haller, a native of Cape Elizabeth, has...

February 03, 2021

Senator Collins Questions Nominee for Secretary of Education on Funding for Rural, Low-Income School Districts

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on REAP. Click HERE for high-resolution video. Washington, D.C. — This morning, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the...

February 03, 2021

Senator Collins Questioned Nominee for Secretary of Education on Support for First-Generation and Disadvantaged Students

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on TRIO. Click HERE for high-resolution video. Washington, D.C. — This morning, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the...

February 03, 2021

Collins, Golden Urge USDA to Distribute COVID-19 Funding for Loggers, Timber Haulers Immediately

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representative Jared Golden led 19 of their colleagues in sending letters to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to urge the...

February 03, 2021

Ahead of Tax Filing Season, Senator Collins Reminds Maine Taxpayers to Apply for IRS Identity Protection PIN

Washington, D.C. — Ahead of tax filing season, which begins on February 12th, U.S. Senator Susan Collins is reminding Maine taxpayers that they can apply for an Identity...

February 03, 2021

Nearly 4,700 Maine Small Employers Have Been Approved for $371 Million in Forgivable Loans Since PPP’s Reopening

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a co-author of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced today that 4,666 Maine small employers have been approved for a total...

February 02, 2021

Senator Collins Thanks Maine National Guard Soldiers for Keeping U.S. Capitol Safe

Click HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for high-resolution photos.Click HERE and HERE for video. Click HERE and HERE to download video. Washington, D.C. – This morning,...

February 02, 2021

Senator Collins’ Statement on Confirmation of Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, issued a statement following her vote to confirm Pete Buttigieg...

February 01, 2021

Group of 10 Statement on Meeting with President Biden

Washington, D.C.—Following their more than two-hour meeting with President Biden and Vice President Harris to discuss their COVID-19 relief proposal, the group of 10 Republican...

February 01, 2021

Group of 10 Republican Senators Announces Sixth Bipartisan Covid-19 Relief Proposal

Washington, D.C.— The group of 10 Republican Senators unveiled the details of their Covid-19 relief proposal this morning. At the President’s invitation, the group will...

January 31, 2021

Group of 10 Republican Senators Accept President Biden’s Invitation to Discuss Covid-19 Relief at White House

Washington, D.C.—This evening, a group of 10 Republican Senators accepted an invitation from President Biden to come to the White House to discuss their Covid-19 relief...

January 31, 2021

Group of 10 Republican Senators Outline Covid-19 Relief Compromise, Request Meeting with President Biden

Click HERE to read letter. WASHINGTON, D.C.— A group of 10 Republican Senators wrote to President Biden today to propose an alternative Covid-19 relief...

January 29, 2021

Collins, King Announce Over $400,000 to Bolster Health Services in Four Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has awarded a total...

January 29, 2021

More Than 2,400 Maine Small Employers Were Approved for $221 Million in Forgivable Loans in the First Two Weeks of PPP’s Reopening

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a co-author of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced today that 2,433 Maine small employers were approved for a total of...

January 28, 2021

Senators Collins, Hassan, Young, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Job Opportunities and Strengthen Innovative Businesses

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the bipartisan Gateway to Careers Act to help expand...

Senator Collins Questions Nominee for Secretary of Labor

Senator Collins Meets with Maine Potato Board

Senator Collins Hires Cape Elizabeth Native to Her D.C. Office

Senator Collins Questions Nominee for Secretary of Education on Funding for Rural, Low-Income School Districts

Senator Collins Questioned Nominee for Secretary of Education on Support for First-Generation and Disadvantaged Students

Collins, Golden Urge USDA to Distribute COVID-19 Funding for Loggers, Timber Haulers Immediately

Ahead of Tax Filing Season, Senator Collins Reminds Maine Taxpayers to Apply for IRS Identity Protection PIN

Nearly 4,700 Maine Small Employers Have Been Approved for $371 Million in Forgivable Loans Since PPP’s Reopening

Senator Collins Thanks Maine National Guard Soldiers for Keeping U.S. Capitol Safe

Senator Collins’ Statement on Confirmation of Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary

Group of 10 Statement on Meeting with President Biden

Group of 10 Republican Senators Announces Sixth Bipartisan Covid-19 Relief Proposal

Group of 10 Republican Senators Accept President Biden’s Invitation to Discuss Covid-19 Relief at White House

Group of 10 Republican Senators Outline Covid-19 Relief Compromise, Request Meeting with President Biden

Collins, King Announce Over $400,000 to Bolster Health Services in Four Communities

More Than 2,400 Maine Small Employers Were Approved for $221 Million in Forgivable Loans in the First Two Weeks of PPP’s Reopening

Collins, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Cosponsor Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Senator Collins Announces More Than $14.6 Million to Help Combat Homelessness in Maine

Collins, King Announce $2.8 Million for UMaine to Use World’s Largest 3D Printer to Manufacture Wind Turbine Blades

Senators Collins, Hassan, Young, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Job Opportunities and Strengthen Innovative Businesses