Press Releases

January 06, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS REQUEST TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR NORTHEAST WOOD TURNING IN WEST FARMINGTON

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have written a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao requesting Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for the 16...

January 05, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS SPEAK OUT FOR MAINE POTATO FARMERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan M. Collins today urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Anne Veneman to ensure Maine's potato farmers are treated fairly as...

January 05, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR NEWFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Newfield Fire Department has been awarded a grant for $14,850 from the...

January 05, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS COMMENDS DHS FOR COMPLETING 2004 GOAL FOR ENTRY-EXIT SYSTEM AT BORDER CROSSINGS

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins today commended the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for meeting a major goal that it set for 2004, by implementing the US-VISIT...

January 04, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS'' STATEMENT ON 109TH CONGRESS

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins released the following statement today following the swearing-in ceremony for the 109th Congress: "I look forward to working with my...

January 04, 2005

SEN COLLINS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HELP EMPLOYERS WHO RELY ON H-2B VISA WORKERS

WASHINGTON, DC-- Senator Susan Collins, the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, plans to introduce legislation that will provide relief to...

January 03, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS REQUESTS FUNDING IN PRESIDENT''S BUDGET FOR DENTAL CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins, along with Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, are requesting that President Bush include funding for the Collins-Feingold Dental Health...

January 03, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT TO MAINE COMPANY

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins announced today that a Maine-based company has received an award from the Department of Defense for military aviation support services....

December 31, 2004

Reflecting On 2004

As Americans enter the dawn of 2005 and sing the final verses of "Auld Lang Syne" to reflect on the times gone by, it is an appropriate time to remember both our accomplishments...

December 29, 2004

SEN COLLINS PRAISES BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION’S INVOLVEMENT IN ASIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is commending Brunswick Naval Air Station for its involvement in disaster...

December 28, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $2.6 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY LOW INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan M. Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing $2.628 million for...

December 28, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR JACKSON LABORATORY

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $529,703 in federal funds for Jackson Laboratory of Bar Harbor, Maine from the U.S....

December 28, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $99,674 IN FUNDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT ORONO

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $99,674 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support...

December 28, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS HONORS JANE GRAY MUSKIE

Washington, DC - Following the news today that Jane Gray Muskie, the wife of former Maine Senator Edmund Muskie, has passed away, Senator Susan Collins released the following...

December 28, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR WEST FRANKFORT FIRE DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $143,529 in federal funding will be awarded to the West Frankfort Fire Department by the...

December 24, 2004

Students Stand Out To Receive Service Academy Nominations

Each year, some of Maine's most outstanding students are chosen to attend one of the United States military service academies. And one of my greatest honors as a United States...

December 23, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS MAINTAINS PERFECT VOTING RECORD IN THE U.S. SENATE

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins ends the year with another perfect voting record in the U.S. Senate, extending the number of consecutive roll call votes she has made to...

December 22, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON DEATH, INJURY OF SOLDIERS IN IRAQ

BANGOR, ME-- Senator Susan Collins has released this statement following the announcement by the Governor's office that two Maine soldiers were killed in yesterday's attack in...

December 22, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES SECOND DDG CONTRACT FOR BIW

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins this morning received a telephone call from the U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Gordon England, during which he confirmed to her that Bath Iron...

December 21, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS PRESENTS AWARD TO OUTSTANDING MAINERS

Washington, DC— Today Senator Collins was in Portland to present an award on behalf of the Russian Embassy to some extraordinary Mainers who have made outstanding...

SNOWE, COLLINS REQUEST TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR NORTHEAST WOOD TURNING IN WEST FARMINGTON

SNOWE, COLLINS SPEAK OUT FOR MAINE POTATO FARMERS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR NEWFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT

SENATOR COLLINS COMMENDS DHS FOR COMPLETING 2004 GOAL FOR ENTRY-EXIT SYSTEM AT BORDER CROSSINGS

SENATOR COLLINS'' STATEMENT ON 109TH CONGRESS

SEN COLLINS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO HELP EMPLOYERS WHO RELY ON H-2B VISA WORKERS

SENATOR COLLINS REQUESTS FUNDING IN PRESIDENT''S BUDGET FOR DENTAL CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT TO MAINE COMPANY

Reflecting On 2004

SEN COLLINS PRAISES BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION’S INVOLVEMENT IN ASIAN TSUNAMI DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $2.6 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY LOW INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE FOR MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR JACKSON LABORATORY

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $99,674 IN FUNDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT ORONO

SENATOR COLLINS HONORS JANE GRAY MUSKIE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR WEST FRANKFORT FIRE DEPARTMENT

Students Stand Out To Receive Service Academy Nominations

SENATOR COLLINS MAINTAINS PERFECT VOTING RECORD IN THE U.S. SENATE

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON DEATH, INJURY OF SOLDIERS IN IRAQ

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES SECOND DDG CONTRACT FOR BIW

SENATOR COLLINS PRESENTS AWARD TO OUTSTANDING MAINERS