Press Releases

November 10, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Susan Collins, who is a member of the Senate Armed Service Committee, today met with Admiral Michael Mullen, Chief of Naval Operations. During the...

November 10, 2005

SENATE APPROVES SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS PROVISION TO PRESERVE MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY JOBS

WASHINGTON, DC-- The final version of the fiscal year 2006 Defense Authorization bill, which is expected be approved by the U.S. Senate as early as next week, includes a provision...

November 09, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS ON FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ELIMINATE TAX BREAKS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Susan Collins, who has been working to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), is calling on Congress to pay for...

November 09, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE FUNDING TO SUPPORT MAINE LOBSTERMEN

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced today that they have secured $2 million in funding in the Commerce Justice State...

November 08, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today met with Judge Samuel Alito in her Washington, D.C. office. President Bush nominated Judge Alito to succeed Justice Sandra Day...

November 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS MOUNT EFFORT TO TURN OVER CLOSED BASES TO COMMUNITIES FREE OF CHARGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today voted for legislation they introduced requiring the Department of Defense (DoD) to offer to...

November 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR ESSENTIAL MAINE PROJECTS IN ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) announced that more than $3 million in federal funding for projects in Maine has been included...

November 08, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR IN SUPPORT OF 2006 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Susan Collins spoke today on the Senate Floor in support of the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes key provisions she authored for the...

November 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE $150 MILLION FOR MAINE IN COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) announced today that the final Fiscal Year 2006 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill as...

November 07, 2005

Veterans Day

On Veterans Day, Americans across the State of Maine and across our nation pause to observe a solemn anniversary. We set aside this day not to celebrate victory in a great battle,...

November 04, 2005

MAINE DELEGATION REACTS TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN TOPSHAM

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan M. Collins, and Congressmen Tom Allen and Michael Michaud issued the following statement today on the formation of the...

November 04, 2005

SENATORS KOHL, COLLINS CALL ON OIL INDUSTRY TO HALT UNNECESSARY HEATING OIL EXPORTS TO ENSURE BETTER SUPPLIES FOR MIDDLE AND LOW INCOME AMERICAN FAMILIES

WASHINGTON, DC—Concerned about the skyrocketing cost of home heating oil and potentially short supplies this winter, U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME)...

November 04, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS

SENATE APPROVES SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS PROVISION TO PRESERVE MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY JOBS

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS ON FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ELIMINATE TAX BREAKS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE FUNDING TO SUPPORT MAINE LOBSTERMEN

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO

SNOWE, COLLINS MOUNT EFFORT TO TURN OVER CLOSED BASES TO COMMUNITIES FREE OF CHARGE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR ESSENTIAL MAINE PROJECTS IN ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR COLLINS SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR IN SUPPORT OF 2006 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE $150 MILLION FOR MAINE IN COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Veterans Day

MAINE DELEGATION REACTS TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN TOPSHAM

SENATORS KOHL, COLLINS CALL ON OIL INDUSTRY TO HALT UNNECESSARY HEATING OIL EXPORTS TO ENSURE BETTER SUPPLIES FOR MIDDLE AND LOW INCOME AMERICAN FAMILIES

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS CALL ON INTERIOR SECRETARY TO PROVIDE LOW-INCOME AMERICANS WITH REDUCED PRICE OIL AND GAS

SENATOR COLLINS GREETS AMERICA’S PROMISE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OLD TOWN

SENATOR COLLINS TO ACCEPT PANETTA INSTITUTE’S JEFFERSON-LINCOLN AWARD

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE AGRICULTURE FUNDS FOR MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON HER OPPOSITION TO THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL

MAINE DELEGATION REACTS TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON GOVERNOR’S ADVISORY COUNCIL

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONORS LEGISLATION OPPOSING ANWR DRILLING

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $10 MILLION FOR HEAD START AND HEALTH SERVICES