Press Releases

September 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $112,500 FOR SOMERSET COUNTY FARMERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that Somerset County will receive $112,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Emergency...

September 08, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS’-BACKED RESOLUTION TO FORCE SENATE VOTE ON FLAWED EPA MERCURY RULE

Washington, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who has been pressing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to minimize the harmful effects of mercury in the environment...

September 08, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NASA GRANT FOR BIDDEFORD SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that NASA has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Biddeford Middle School and the John F....

September 07, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES TEACHER TAX LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins today introduced the Teacher Tax Act of 2005, increasing to $400 the tax deduction available to teachers who use their own funds to...

September 07, 2005

MAINE DELEGATION MEETS WITH DIRECTOR OF DOD OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and Maine Representatives Tom Allen and Mike Michaud met today in Snowe's office with Patrick O'Brien, Director...

September 07, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.2 MILLION FOR MAINE HEALTH SERVICES

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $1,195,511 in grants...

September 07, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a total of $2,839,912 in...

September 07, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS WORKING TO KEEP DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL OFFICE OPEN

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins is joining colleagues in requesting that the Department of Energy preserve the regional office structure that allows them to respond...

September 07, 2005

FOLLLOWING SENATOR COLLINS’ URGING, SENATE COMMITTEE SAFEGUARDS CAMPUS-BASED AID FUNDS

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins is applauding the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) for opposing a proposal that would have changed the...

September 06, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $365,000 IN FUNDING TO THE EASTERN MAINE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD),...

September 04, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST

BANGOR, ME -- Senator Susan Collins released this statement on the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist: "I am saddened by the passing of Chief Justice Rehnquist. He will be...

September 02, 2005

Honoring The Brave Veterans Of World War II

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices....

September 01, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1 MILLION TO FRANNIE PEABODY CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $990,976 in...

September 01, 2005

SENATE APPROVES $10 BILLION RELIEF AID FOR GULF COAST HURRICANE VICTIMS, SEN COLLINS ISSUES STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, DC—During an emergency session of Congress tonight, the U.S. Senate approved by unanimous consent a supplemental spending bill to provide over $10 billion to...

September 01, 2005

FUNDS THAT SEN COLLINS SECURED FOR THE DD(X) PROGRAM, BIW HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC—The Department of Defense has released $53 million in funds that Senator Susan Collins secured last year for work on the DD(X) program to be performed at Bath...

August 31, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES PRESIDENT FOR RELEASING OIL FROM STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins today applauded President Bush for approving the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help Americans cope with the rising...

August 30, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS URGES PRESIDENT TO USE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE TO HELP LOWER GAS PRICES

Washington, DC – At a time when gasoline prices are at a record high, Senator Susan Collins is encouraging President Bush to increase the supply of oil by maximizing the use of the...

August 30, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $150,000 IN FUNDING FOR THE PENOBSCOT INDIAN NATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that a $149,490 grant has been awarded to the Penobscot Indian Nation from the U.S....

August 29, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO REHABILITATE THE GREENVILLE AIRPORT RUNWAY

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $4,154,730 to the...

August 26, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $2.5 MILLION IN BIOTERRORISM GRANTS TO MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has awarded $2,480,391 to the Maine...

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $112,500 FOR SOMERSET COUNTY FARMERS

SENATOR COLLINS’-BACKED RESOLUTION TO FORCE SENATE VOTE ON FLAWED EPA MERCURY RULE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NASA GRANT FOR BIDDEFORD SCHOOLS

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES TEACHER TAX LEGISLATION

MAINE DELEGATION MEETS WITH DIRECTOR OF DOD OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.2 MILLION FOR MAINE HEALTH SERVICES

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

SENATOR COLLINS WORKING TO KEEP DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL OFFICE OPEN

FOLLLOWING SENATOR COLLINS’ URGING, SENATE COMMITTEE SAFEGUARDS CAMPUS-BASED AID FUNDS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $365,000 IN FUNDING TO THE EASTERN MAINE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST

Honoring The Brave Veterans Of World War II

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1 MILLION TO FRANNIE PEABODY CENTER

SENATE APPROVES $10 BILLION RELIEF AID FOR GULF COAST HURRICANE VICTIMS, SEN COLLINS ISSUES STATEMENT

FUNDS THAT SEN COLLINS SECURED FOR THE DD(X) PROGRAM, BIW HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY PENTAGON

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES PRESIDENT FOR RELEASING OIL FROM STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

SENATOR COLLINS URGES PRESIDENT TO USE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE TO HELP LOWER GAS PRICES

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $150,000 IN FUNDING FOR THE PENOBSCOT INDIAN NATION

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO REHABILITATE THE GREENVILLE AIRPORT RUNWAY

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $2.5 MILLION IN BIOTERRORISM GRANTS TO MAINE