Press Releases

August 13, 2004

Strengthening Maine Against Terrorists

During the past two years, I have consulted closely with state and local officials and our first responders as we have worked together to improve our homeland security. Continuing...

August 12, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $475,628 in federal funding for various energy efficiency programs throughout...

August 11, 2004

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE $14,845 FOR MOSCOW WATER DISTRICT

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Moscow Water District will receive a $14,845 federal grant for upgrades to the town's water and...

August 11, 2004

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $600,000 IN GRANTS FOR FIRE SAFETY IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that four fire departments in Maine will receive a total of $593,334 in FIRE Act Grants from the...

August 11, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO NORSUN WORKERS

Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins today offered her assistance to NorSun workers who are expected to be dislocated when the company closes its potato processing plant in Fort...

August 10, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF REP. PORTER GOSS AS CIA DIRECTOR

Washington, DC – Following the announcement this morning that President Bush named Representative Porter Goss to head the Central Intelligence Agency, Senator Susan Collins...

August 10, 2004

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $600,000 FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the United States Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Maine $598,698 in grants to...

August 09, 2004

SCHUMER, COLLINS URGE STATE DEPT TO ADD SAUDI ARABIA TO LIST OF RELIGIOUSLY INTOLERANT NATIONS

Washington, DC -- US Senators Charles E. Schumer and Susan M. Collins today urged the US State Department to add Saudi Arabia to the US list of religiously intolerant nations, a...

August 06, 2004

PRESIDENT SIGNS DEFENSE BILL; INCLUDES SEN. COLLINS’ REQUESTS FOR MAINE DEFENSE PROJECTS

Washington, DC - President Bush yesterday signed a national defense spending bill, giving final approval to a number of Senator Susan Collins' requests for funds for...

August 06, 2004

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE $25,000 FOR EAGLE LAKE AND MILBRIDGE

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the towns of Eagle Lake and Milbridge will receive a total of $25,000 in federal grants for water and...

August 06, 2004

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $300,000 FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN PRESQUE ISLE

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Central Aroostook Association for Retarded Citizens will receive a $328,440 federal loan to build...

August 06, 2004

Federal Vehicles A Driving Factor In Government Waste

For most American families, a car is a major purchase, and the decision to buy one is not made lightly. Families often weigh factors such as costs, brand, and how the car will be...

August 05, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS OPENS NEW AUGUSTA STATE OFFICE

***Public Announcement*** ***Please Post*** Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins today announced the new location of her Augusta State Office at the Edmund Muskie Federal...

August 05, 2004

COLLINS AND LIEBERMAN ANNOUNCE HEARING TO EXAMINE PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER

Washington, DC – Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) announced today the second hearing to examine the...

August 05, 2004

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.4 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BANGOR, AUBURN, LEWISTON, SOUTH PORTLAND

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that four Maine cities will receive a total $4,446,772 in federal grants for affordable housing. The...

August 05, 2004

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE 9/11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS

WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) are holding the first Congressional hearing on the...

August 05, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $400,000 IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE GRANTS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that Maine has been awarded $414,777 in grants from the U.S. Department of Health and...

August 05, 2004

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON SECRETARY RIDGE’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF INCREASED THREAT LEVELS IN PARTS OF U.S.

BANGOR, ME-- Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Department of Homeland Security, has released the following statement...

August 05, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S PLAN TO PROCEED WITH 9-11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Governmental Affairs Committee which held the first Congressional hearing last week on the recommendations of the 9-11...

August 05, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS SIGNING OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Includes additional $25B for troops in Iraq & Afghanistan, military pay raise, funding for BIW projects Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins applauded the signing today by...

Strengthening Maine Against Terrorists

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT MAINE

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE $14,845 FOR MOSCOW WATER DISTRICT

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $600,000 IN GRANTS FOR FIRE SAFETY IN MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO NORSUN WORKERS

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF REP. PORTER GOSS AS CIA DIRECTOR

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $600,000 FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS

SCHUMER, COLLINS URGE STATE DEPT TO ADD SAUDI ARABIA TO LIST OF RELIGIOUSLY INTOLERANT NATIONS

PRESIDENT SIGNS DEFENSE BILL; INCLUDES SEN. COLLINS’ REQUESTS FOR MAINE DEFENSE PROJECTS

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE $25,000 FOR EAGLE LAKE AND MILBRIDGE

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $300,000 FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN PRESQUE ISLE

Federal Vehicles A Driving Factor In Government Waste

SENATOR COLLINS OPENS NEW AUGUSTA STATE OFFICE

COLLINS AND LIEBERMAN ANNOUNCE HEARING TO EXAMINE PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER

SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.4 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BANGOR, AUBURN, LEWISTON, SOUTH PORTLAND

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE 9/11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $400,000 IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE GRANTS FOR MAINE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON SECRETARY RIDGE’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF INCREASED THREAT LEVELS IN PARTS OF U.S.

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S PLAN TO PROCEED WITH 9-11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS SIGNING OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL