Press Releases

October 17, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENDERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins is an original cosponsor for the "Protecting Children from Sexual Offenders Act,"bi-partisan legislation designed to strengthen laws...

October 17, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Subcommittee on Public Health and the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, today congratulated Dr. Anthony Tomassoni on his...

October 17, 2002

SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER PRAISES SENATOR COLLINS’S “TIRELESS EFFORTS” TO PROVIDE FISCAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) has praised Senator Susan Collins for her "tireless efforts" to provide fiscal assistance to states through...

October 16, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES BI-PARTISAN RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins today introduced a bi-partisan resolution with Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) that would designate the second full week of every...

October 16, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS TRIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO SECURE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins is an original cosponsor of the ‘Hometown Heroes Survivor Benefit Act of 2002,' tri-partisan legislation to expand benefit eligibility...

October 16, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR AN END TO AWARDING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS TO INVERTED COMPANIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today joined the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, in introducing legislation to prevent companies that create...

October 16, 2002

SENATE PASSES ELECTION REFORM BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate today passed the "Help America Vote Act" by a margin of 92-2. The election reform legislation authorizes $3.8 billion in grants to...

October 15, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $104,257 IN GRANT FUNDING TO BENEFIT HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAMS IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that Maine will receive a total of $104,257 in Housing Counseling Program Awards from the U.S....

October 11, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE NOVEMBER 2002 AS “NATIONAL RUNAWAY PREVENTION MONTH”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, ranking member on the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families, has, with Senator Patty Murry of Washington, introduced a...

October 11, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR BATH IRON WORKS IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today an increase in funding levels in the conference agreement for...

October 11, 2002

MAINE FIRMS BENEFIT FROM FUNDS SECURED BY SENATOR COLLINS IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. ¨C U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today funding levels in the Defense Appropriations conference agreement...

October 11, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE SENATE PASSAGE OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION BILL INCLUDING $30.03 MILLION FOR MAINE PROJECTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced final passage of the Fiscal Year 2003 Military Construction Appropriations conference report, which...

October 11, 2002

FIGHTING BREAST CANCER

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This special designation draws attention to the approximately 182,800 new cases of breast cancer that will be diagnosed this...

October 10, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR SENATE TO ADDRESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROTECTIONS THIS SESSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins has joined with many of her colleagues in sending a message to Majority Leader Daschle to place bipartisan legislation to strengthen...

October 10, 2002

Statement Of Senator Susan M. Collins Authorization On Iraq

Mr. President, the decision to authorize the use of military force is the most significant vote that a member of the Senate can ever cast. The Constitution clearly vests that...

October 10, 2002

MAINE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP TO RECEIVE $1.5 MILLION IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), as a member of the New England Consortium, will receive funding...

October 10, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) announced today that she would support a bipartisan resolution authorizing the use of military force against Iraq, describing...

October 09, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO CREATE MANDATORY FORMULA FOR VA FUNDING

WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Susan Collins is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation with Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) that would provide a guaranteed adequate level of funding for...

October 08, 2002

STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS PRAISE COLLINS ON INVESTOR PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) praised Senator Susan M. Collins for her many efforts in recent years to protect investors from...

October 08, 2002

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE TAA ELIGIBILITY TO SIX FORMER TJ EDWARDS CO. EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that six former employees of TJ Edwards Company in Auburn will receive Trade Adjustment Assistance...

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENDERS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER PRAISES SENATOR COLLINS’S “TIRELESS EFFORTS” TO PROVIDE FISCAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES BI-PARTISAN RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATIONS

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS TRIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO SECURE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR AN END TO AWARDING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS TO INVERTED COMPANIES

SENATE PASSES ELECTION REFORM BILL

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $104,257 IN GRANT FUNDING TO BENEFIT HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAMS IN MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE NOVEMBER 2002 AS “NATIONAL RUNAWAY PREVENTION MONTH”

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR BATH IRON WORKS IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

MAINE FIRMS BENEFIT FROM FUNDS SECURED BY SENATOR COLLINS IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE SENATE PASSAGE OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION BILL INCLUDING $30.03 MILLION FOR MAINE PROJECTS

FIGHTING BREAST CANCER

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR SENATE TO ADDRESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROTECTIONS THIS SESSION

Statement Of Senator Susan M. Collins Authorization On Iraq

MAINE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP TO RECEIVE $1.5 MILLION IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO CREATE MANDATORY FORMULA FOR VA FUNDING

STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS PRAISE COLLINS ON INVESTOR PROTECTION

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE TAA ELIGIBILITY TO SIX FORMER TJ EDWARDS CO. EMPLOYEES