Press Releases

September 20, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE HEALTH GRANTS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced that Maine has been awarded $983,060 in grants from the U.S. Department of Health & Human...

September 20, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS APPLAUD MAINE HIGHWAY SAFETY ALLIANCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today applauded efforts by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health...

September 20, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR PROJECTS AT PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD AND BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION

WASHINGTON, DC—Senators Snowe and Collins today announced that the full Senate has approved $7.86 million for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and $4.69 million for a project at...

September 20, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $983,679 FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $983,679 in federal funding to the Maine Department of Transportation. The...

September 20, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $11M FOR LAND & WILDLIFE PROJECTS IN MAINE

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced that $11,608,000 in federal funding has been approved for land and wildlife projects in Maine as part of the...

September 20, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $745,400 FOR MAINE PORT SECURITY

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $745,400 in security federal funding to various ports of Maine. The federal...

September 20, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $450,000 FOR BANGOR FIRST RESPONDERS

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the City of Bangor will receive a $448,674 grant to help develop integrated communications networks...

September 20, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR SCARBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Scarborough Fire Department has been awarded $15,179 in grants from the...

September 20, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $167,019 FOR NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE RESEARCH

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $167,019 in federal funding to the University of Southern Maine to research the...

September 17, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS WORKS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR COUNTERTERRORISM TECHNOLOGY FOR STATE & LOCAL POLICE

Washington, DC – The U.S. Senate has approved legislation introduced by Senator Susan Collins that will help better equip police officers with cutting-edge technology to prevent...

September 17, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS WORK TO SECURE AGRICULTURE FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC-- The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved Senator Snowe and Collins' request for over $7 million for agricultural projects in Maine. "Agriculture is an...

September 17, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that Maine has been awarded $2,239,962 in rural development grants and loans from...

September 17, 2004

Climate Change In The Arctic: The Canary In The Mine

Spitsbergen, Norway – Ny-Alesund is the northernmost community in the world. Located at 79 degrees north on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, it is much closer to the North Pole...

September 16, 2004

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE SENATE ACTION TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $112 million for the Manufacturing Extension...

September 16, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS MAINE RECIPIENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FELLOWSHIP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today offered congratulations to Oakland, Maine resident Michael Veilleux for being selected for the Department of Energy's 2004...

September 16, 2004

SENATORS COLLINS AND REED SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH ENERGY COSTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairs of the Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) are again urging their colleagues to provide...

September 16, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR WHITING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Whiting Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $29,250 in...

September 15, 2004

SCHUMER, COLLINS APPLAUD STATE DEPT FOR ADDING SAUDI ARABIA TO LIST OF RELIGIOUSLY INTOLERANT NATIONS

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today applauded the U.S. State Department's decision to add Saudi Arabia to the U.S. list of...

September 15, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $4 MILLION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $4,025,814 in total federal funding to domestic violence programs throughout...

September 15, 2004

COLLINS-BACKED BILL TO GIVE FEDERAL CIVILIAN WORKERS AN EQUAL PAY RAISE APPROVED BY SENATE PANEL

Washington, DC – Legislation that would give federal civilian workers a 3 percent pay raise has passed a significant hurdle in the U.S. Senate. The bill included so-called "pay...

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE HEALTH GRANTS FOR MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS APPLAUD MAINE HIGHWAY SAFETY ALLIANCE

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR PROJECTS AT PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD AND BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $983,679 FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $11M FOR LAND & WILDLIFE PROJECTS IN MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $745,400 FOR MAINE PORT SECURITY

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $450,000 FOR BANGOR FIRST RESPONDERS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR SCARBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $167,019 FOR NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE RESEARCH

SENATOR COLLINS WORKS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR COUNTERTERRORISM TECHNOLOGY FOR STATE & LOCAL POLICE

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS WORK TO SECURE AGRICULTURE FUNDS FOR MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $2 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

Climate Change In The Arctic: The Canary In The Mine

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE SENATE ACTION TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS MAINE RECIPIENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FELLOWSHIP

SENATORS COLLINS AND REED SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH ENERGY COSTS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE FUNDS FOR WHITING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

SCHUMER, COLLINS APPLAUD STATE DEPT FOR ADDING SAUDI ARABIA TO LIST OF RELIGIOUSLY INTOLERANT NATIONS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $4 MILLION FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS IN MAINE

COLLINS-BACKED BILL TO GIVE FEDERAL CIVILIAN WORKERS AN EQUAL PAY RAISE APPROVED BY SENATE PANEL