Press Releases

February 27, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES PRESIDENT TO SUPPORT AT LEAST $300 BILLION FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins is urging President Bush to increase his commitment funding improvements in Medicare from $190 billion over ten years to at least $300...

February 27, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SAYS ANALYSTS’ LACK OF SKEPTICISM HELPED ENABLE ENRON DECEPTIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate hearing probing events surrounding the bankruptcy of the Enron corporation, Senator Susan Collins today questioned the judgment of leading Wall...

February 22, 2002

Early Detection Saves Lives

Baseball great and colon cancer survivor Eric Davis joined me recently at a Capitol Hill news conference to mark the introduction of legislation that would promote early screening...

February 18, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS ON HOUSE TO PASS GENERIC DRUGS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today joined a bi-partisan group of her colleagues in urging the House to pass the "Greater Access in Affordable Pharmaceuticals (GAAP)...

February 15, 2002

Righting A Wrong For A Damariscotta Man

When Randy Conant of Damariscotta graduated from St. Dominic Regional High School in Lewiston last spring, he seemed to be on the fast track to his goal of becoming a Naval...

February 08, 2002

Women And Aging: Bearing The Burden Of Long-Term Care

Recently I joined forces with several of my fellow women Senators to testify before the Senate's Special Committee on Aging about the disproportionate burden that providing care...

February 06, 2002

WOMEN OF THE SENATE JOIN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LONG TERM CARE NEEDS FOR AMERICAN WOMEN

WASHINGTON, D.C. – It was an impressive sight this morning as the women of the Senate sat together before a joint hearing of the Special Committee on Agingand the Subcommittee...

February 05, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS URGES CONGRESS TO TAKE CLOSE LOOK AT PENSION LAWS

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Senator Susan Collins today heard testimony from Enron workers about the impact of that company''s collapse on their personal retirement savings, she...

February 05, 2002

SENATE PASSES COLLINS''S BILL TO EXTEND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

WASHINGTON, DC — The Senate today heeded a bipartisan call made last week and again today by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) and passed a stand-alone...

February 05, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS’S AMENDMENT TO ELECTION REFORM BILL PASSES UNANIMOUSLY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bi-partisan amendment introduced by Senator Susan Collins that assures all states, regardless of size, will have an equal opportunity to secure federal grant...

February 01, 2002

Safeguarding Employee Pension Plans

The spectacular collapse of the Houston energy commodities trading firm, Enron, has dominated the news headlines lately, and with good reason. The magnitude of Enron's bankruptcy...

January 29, 2002

STATEMENT OF SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ON PRESIDENT BUSH''S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

The President''s themes of national security, homeland security, and economic security accurately reflect the concerns faced by all American families. We need to know that our...

January 25, 2002

Training Mainers For A 21st Century Labor Market

Maine's most recent Census uncovered a disturbing trend: young people are moving out of Maine at a steady clip. The exodus of young adults from Maine reached 22 percent over the...

January 18, 2002

Why We Must Not Ignore Central Asia

"Don''t expect to get much sleep on this trip," our Navy escort warned as our nine-member bipartisan Senate delegation, led by Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman, departed...

January 14, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO APPLY EARLY FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins is urging Maine fire departments to be ready to send in their applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for grants...

January 02, 2002

JOINT SENATE COMMITTEES'' INVESTIGATION OF ENRON ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins, a member of the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Ranking Member on the Permanent Subcommittee on...

December 11, 2001

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT FUNDS MAINE RELATED DEFENSE PROGRAMS IN FY2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Defense Authorization conferees have reached an agreement on the FY2002 National Defense Authorization bill. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the...

December 11, 2001

SENATE, HOUSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REACHES AGREEMENT ON FINAL VERSION OF LANDMARK EDUCATION REFORM BILL

WASHINGTON, DC — The conference committee charged with crafting a final version of landmark education legislation today ratified a package of sweeping reforms to the...

December 11, 2001

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SAYS GAPS IN HOMELAND SECURITY NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED,PRIORITIZED, AND FILLED

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The local role in homeland security was the focus of a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, where committee member Senator Susan Collins heard...

November 29, 2001

SENATORS COLLINS AND SPECTER URGE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RESCIND REGULATION ALLOWING FEDS TO MONITOR ATTORNEY-CLIENT CONVERSATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), today called on Attorney General John Ashcroft to rescind a regulation that they believe...

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES PRESIDENT TO SUPPORT AT LEAST $300 BILLION FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SAYS ANALYSTS’ LACK OF SKEPTICISM HELPED ENABLE ENRON DECEPTIONS

Early Detection Saves Lives

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS ON HOUSE TO PASS GENERIC DRUGS BILL

Righting A Wrong For A Damariscotta Man

Women And Aging: Bearing The Burden Of Long-Term Care

WOMEN OF THE SENATE JOIN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LONG TERM CARE NEEDS FOR AMERICAN WOMEN

SENATOR COLLINS URGES CONGRESS TO TAKE CLOSE LOOK AT PENSION LAWS

SENATE PASSES COLLINS''S BILL TO EXTEND EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

SENATOR COLLINS’S AMENDMENT TO ELECTION REFORM BILL PASSES UNANIMOUSLY

Safeguarding Employee Pension Plans

STATEMENT OF SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ON PRESIDENT BUSH''S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Training Mainers For A 21st Century Labor Market

Why We Must Not Ignore Central Asia

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO APPLY EARLY FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS

JOINT SENATE COMMITTEES'' INVESTIGATION OF ENRON ANNOUNCED

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE AGREEMENT FUNDS MAINE RELATED DEFENSE PROGRAMS IN FY2002

SENATE, HOUSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REACHES AGREEMENT ON FINAL VERSION OF LANDMARK EDUCATION REFORM BILL

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS SAYS GAPS IN HOMELAND SECURITY NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED,PRIORITIZED, AND FILLED

SENATORS COLLINS AND SPECTER URGE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RESCIND REGULATION ALLOWING FEDS TO MONITOR ATTORNEY-CLIENT CONVERSATIONS