Press Releases

January 24, 2003

TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE TO LEAD NEW DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Important steps were recently taken in the Senate to make our nation and its citizens more secure against the threat of a terrorist attack. The post-September 11th world mandates...

January 22, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SHEPHERDS TOM RIDGE CONFIRMATION THROUGH SENATE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today oversaw the Senate debate regarding the confirmation vote on Governor Tom Ridge to become the first Secretary of Homeland Security....

January 17, 2003

CONSERVING FOR THE FUTURE

The need to develop more efficient ways to use energy has never been more obvious than it is today. It is a way to save money, decrease pollution, and reduce our dependence on...

January 10, 2003

GETTING OUR ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN

Americans across the country continue to feel the effects of our sluggish economy, pounded by the terrorist attacks of more than a year ago and by certain corporate managers who...

January 10, 2003

PLAN TO BRING CUSTOMS INSPECTORS TO AUBURN INTERMODAL FACILITY NOTICED IN FEDERAL REGISTER, SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that, at her request, the United States Customs Service has published notice in the Federal Register of a plan...

January 10, 2003

SNOWE, COLLINS, AND CHAFEE ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON SPECIAL INTEREST PROVISIONS IN HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.) announced they have reached agreement with Senate leadership on...

January 09, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO LOWER COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR EVERYONE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins has introduced major prescription drug legislation that, if enacted, is estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to save more than $60...

January 09, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO AID STATES STRUGGLING TO MEET MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today introduced bipartisan legislation that would assist states through a period when many are experiencing a severe fiscal crisis due to...

January 09, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today announced the finalization of her new Committee assignments in the 108th Congress. As the Senator enters her second term in the...

January 08, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE TO MORE OF AMERICA’S UNINSURED

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With an estimated 41 million Americans living without health care coverage, including more than 150,000 in Maine, Senator Susan Collins has taken action to give...

January 08, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ALERTS U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT TO LAY-OFFS AT AUGUSTA’S MICRODYNE OUTSOURCING FACILITY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins has contacted the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the recently announced layoffs at Microdyne Outsourcing, which is a provider of...

January 07, 2003

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Surrounded by members of her family and friends from across Maine, Senator Susan Collins today took the oath of office for the second time. Senator Collins, who...

January 06, 2003

SENATORS COLLINS AND GREGG URGE COAST GUARD TO RELOCATE TWO FAMOUS CLASS CUTTERS TO PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) are urging the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Thomas H. Collins (no relation to Senator Collins), to...

January 03, 2003

HEATING HELP -- MAINERS NEED GREATER AID THIS WINTER

Mainers don't need to examine the latest survey of home heating oil prices released by the Maine State Planning Office to know that the price of heating their homes has escalated...

December 27, 2002

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW YEAR

As the new year dawns and the 108th Congress convenes on January 7th, I am preparing to be sworn in for a second term as your United States Senator and to assume the chairmanship...

December 04, 2002

GAO REPORT ON DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING FINDS LIMITED FDA OVERSIGHT OF MISLEADING ADS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A General Accounting Office (GAO) report requested by a tri-partisan group of Senators and Representatives investigating the effects of direct-to-consumer (DTC)...

November 25, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS JOINS PRESIDENT BUSH FOR SIGNING OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins today joined President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony to sign the Homeland Security bill into law. The bill, which establishes a...

November 25, 2002

Statement Of Senator Susan M. Collins On The Nomination Of Governor Tom Ridge As Secretary Of The Department Of Homeland Security

"The President's choice of Tom Ridge to become Secretary of Homeland Security is not only logical, it is an excellent one. Tom Ridge has proven his ability to provide strong...

November 20, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING DIABETES BILL THROUGH SENATE WITH INCREASED FUNDING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has passed a bill that will mean $1.5 billion dollars over five years for diabetes research and treatment. The bill, championed by Senator Susan...

November 19, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS SECURE AGREEMENT TO PASS HOMELAND SECURITY BILL, REMOVE SPECIAL INTEREST PROVISIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins Tuesday secured the specific commitment of Senate and House leaders to address three "egregious" provisions...

TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE TO LEAD NEW DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SHEPHERDS TOM RIDGE CONFIRMATION THROUGH SENATE

CONSERVING FOR THE FUTURE

GETTING OUR ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN

PLAN TO BRING CUSTOMS INSPECTORS TO AUBURN INTERMODAL FACILITY NOTICED IN FEDERAL REGISTER, SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES

SNOWE, COLLINS, AND CHAFEE ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON SPECIAL INTEREST PROVISIONS IN HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO LOWER COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR EVERYONE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO AID STATES STRUGGLING TO MEET MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE TO MORE OF AMERICA’S UNINSURED

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ALERTS U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT TO LAY-OFFS AT AUGUSTA’S MICRODYNE OUTSOURCING FACILITY

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM

SENATORS COLLINS AND GREGG URGE COAST GUARD TO RELOCATE TWO FAMOUS CLASS CUTTERS TO PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

HEATING HELP -- MAINERS NEED GREATER AID THIS WINTER

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW YEAR

GAO REPORT ON DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING FINDS LIMITED FDA OVERSIGHT OF MISLEADING ADS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS JOINS PRESIDENT BUSH FOR SIGNING OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

Statement Of Senator Susan M. Collins On The Nomination Of Governor Tom Ridge As Secretary Of The Department Of Homeland Security

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING DIABETES BILL THROUGH SENATE WITH INCREASED FUNDING

SNOWE AND COLLINS SECURE AGREEMENT TO PASS HOMELAND SECURITY BILL, REMOVE SPECIAL INTEREST PROVISIONS