Press Releases

October 08, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES RESOLUTION TO DISAPPROVE FEC’S SOFT MONEY RULES

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Senator Susan M. Collins joined Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Olympia Snowe, and others in introducing legislation rejecting the rule...

October 04, 2002

SENATE PASSES ARMED FORCES TAX FAIRNESS ACT, CO-SPONSORED BY SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Collins joined her colleagues last night in passing the Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002. Senator Collins cosponsored the bill that will greatly...

October 03, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS FOR INCREASED COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SECURITY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is urging National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice,...

October 03, 2002

PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM FOOD ALLERGIES

Seven million Americans suffer from food allergies. Approximately 30,000 people annually are rushed to the emergency room because of an allergic reaction. One hundred and fifty...

October 02, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $99,990 DOJ GRANT TO CITY OF GARDINER FOR DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the City of Gardiner's Area Community Collaborative will receive a $99,990 grant from the U.S....

October 02, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $275,000 HHS GRANT TO EXPAND THE N.E. ALLIANCE FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the New England Institute for Addiction Studies, based in Augusta, will receive a $275,000...

October 02, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $85,526 DOJ GRANT TO MAINE COALITION TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence will receive $85,526 in grant funding from the...

October 02, 2002

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $225,000 IN DOJ GRANT FUNDING TO VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC., TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that Volunteers of America Northern New England, Inc., based in Brunswick, will receive $225,000 in...

October 02, 2002

HOUSE APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS’S LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS SHORTAGE OF DENTISTS IN RURAL AREAS.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives has approved Senator Susan Collins's Dental Health Improvement Act that aims to address the shortage of dentists in rural areas. The...

October 01, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE HUD HCV FSS FUNDING FOR 7 PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that seven housing authorities in Maine will receive Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family...

October 01, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR C.F. HATHAWAY EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, in response to today's announcement the C.F. Hathaway Co. will be closing its doors later this month, has expressed that she will do...

September 30, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $224,618 DOE GRANT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the University of Maine will receive $224,618 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of...

September 30, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS PLEDGES SUPORT TO EMPLOYEES OF C.B.CUMMINGS & SONS, CO.

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator Susan Collins pledged that she will do everything in her power to support employees of C.B. Cummings & Sons Co., after its president announced it is...

September 27, 2002

COMBATING INVASIVE SPECIES

Maine's waterways are under attack from invasive species that threaten drinking water systems, Maine's fisheries, recreation, wildlife habitat, and lakefront property. To combat...

September 27, 2002

BIW PRESIDENT THANKS SENATOR COLLINS FOR HER “UNTIRING AND EFFECTIVE WORK” ON BEHALF OF BIW AND ITS WORKFORCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins received a letter today from Allan Cameron, President of Bath Iron Works (BIW), thanking the Senator for her "untiring and effective...

September 27, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES PRESIDENT TO RESTORE FLEXIBILITY TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins today joined Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) in urging President Bush to exercise the flexibility that Congress intended to give the...

September 27, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS’S LEGILATION TO ADDRESS FOOD ALLERGENS LABELING PASSES HEALTH COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins's legislation, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, has been passed by the Senate Committee on Health, Education,...

September 27, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS HEARS ANNUAL REPORT OF POSTMASTER GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins today heard the Annual Report of the Postmaster General at the Senate Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation & Federal...

September 26, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES COLELGES TO SUPPORT THE GRAMM-MILLER AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Susan Collins rose in support of the Gramm-Miller amendment to the Homeland Security bill today, praising the inclusion of her legislation to protect...

September 26, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS LEADS CALL TO SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE NOT TO CUT MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today led 66 of her Senate colleagues in urging the elimination of the automatic 15 percent cut in Medicare home health payments currently...

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES RESOLUTION TO DISAPPROVE FEC’S SOFT MONEY RULES

SENATE PASSES ARMED FORCES TAX FAIRNESS ACT, CO-SPONSORED BY SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS FOR INCREASED COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SECURITY

PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM FOOD ALLERGIES

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $99,990 DOJ GRANT TO CITY OF GARDINER FOR DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $275,000 HHS GRANT TO EXPAND THE N.E. ALLIANCE FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $85,526 DOJ GRANT TO MAINE COALITION TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $225,000 IN DOJ GRANT FUNDING TO VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC., TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES

HOUSE APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS’S LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS SHORTAGE OF DENTISTS IN RURAL AREAS.

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE HUD HCV FSS FUNDING FOR 7 PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES IN MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR C.F. HATHAWAY EMPLOYEES

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $224,618 DOE GRANT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS PLEDGES SUPORT TO EMPLOYEES OF C.B.CUMMINGS & SONS, CO.

COMBATING INVASIVE SPECIES

BIW PRESIDENT THANKS SENATOR COLLINS FOR HER “UNTIRING AND EFFECTIVE WORK” ON BEHALF OF BIW AND ITS WORKFORCE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES PRESIDENT TO RESTORE FLEXIBILITY TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS’S LEGILATION TO ADDRESS FOOD ALLERGENS LABELING PASSES HEALTH COMMITTEE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS HEARS ANNUAL REPORT OF POSTMASTER GENERAL

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES COLELGES TO SUPPORT THE GRAMM-MILLER AMENDMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS LEADS CALL TO SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE NOT TO CUT MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENTS