Press Releases

September 05, 2017

Collins, King Announce Nearly $5 Million Award Contract for Dry Dock Designs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded Stantec Consulting Services $4,914,828 for architect-engineering...

September 01, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.7 Million for Maine DHHS

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will receive a total of $1,776,038 for...

September 01, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $300,000 in Grant Funding for Economic Development in Rural Maine

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that six Maine economic development organizations and towns will receive a total of $296,000 in...

September 01, 2017

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $1 Million in Funding for Portland Shipyard Modernization Project

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)...

August 31, 2017

Senators Collins, King Announce $1.5 Million Grant Awarded to the University of Maine

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1.5 million to the University of...

August 31, 2017

Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Medicare to Ensure Coverage for Critical Diabetes Therapies

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

August 30, 2017

Collins, King Announce More Than $5 Million in Funding for Head Start Programs in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that two Maine organizations will receive a total of $5,355,169 from the U.S. Department of Health and...

August 29, 2017

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of Alan Hutchinson

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement regarding the passing of Alan Hutchinson, the executive director of the Forest Society of...

August 29, 2017

Following Announcement Of National Opioid Emergency, Durbin And Bipartisan Sponsors Of Medicaid Care Act Press Trump To Heed Own Commission’s Recommendations And Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid

WASHINGTON – U.S. Democratic Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Sherrod Brown (OH), Joe Manchin (WV), and Cory Booker (NJ), Independent Senator Angus King (ME), and Republican Senators Rob...

August 28, 2017

Senator Collins Announces More Than $1.3 Million for the Portland International Jetport

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that the U.S....

August 28, 2017

Collins, King Announce More Than $350,000 for Albion, Anson, and Plymouth Fire Departments

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will award a total of $354,844 to three Maine fire...

August 24, 2017

Senator Collins Receives 2017 Woman of the Year Award From International Women’s Transportation Organization

Augusta, ME - The Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) honored U.S. Senator Susan Collins today with its 2017 Woman of the Year Award for her significant legislative...

August 23, 2017

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Announces UPMI to receive $639,000 for Upward Bound Program

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Education Committee, announced today that the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) will receive...

August 21, 2017

Senator Collins’ Statement on President Trump’s Afghanistan Address

Caribou, ME - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released a statement following the President’s address on Afghanistan:"Our country has not had a clear focus and defined strategy for...

August 21, 2017

ICYMI: From the Bangor Waterfront, Senator Collins Discusses Health Care Reform, Opioid Crisis on MSNBC’s “Live With Hallie Jackson”

Click HERE to watch the interview Note to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for high-quality video of the interview Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan...

August 18, 2017

Collins, King Announce Nearly $5 Million Award Contract for Dry Dock Designs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.7 Million for Maine DHHS

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $300,000 in Grant Funding for Economic Development in Rural Maine

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $1 Million in Funding for Portland Shipyard Modernization Project

Senators Collins, King Announce $1.5 Million Grant Awarded to the University of Maine

Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Medicare to Ensure Coverage for Critical Diabetes Therapies

Collins, King Announce More Than $5 Million in Funding for Head Start Programs in Maine

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of Alan Hutchinson

Following Announcement Of National Opioid Emergency, Durbin And Bipartisan Sponsors Of Medicaid Care Act Press Trump To Heed Own Commission’s Recommendations And Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid

Senator Collins Announces More Than $1.3 Million for the Portland International Jetport

Collins, King Announce More Than $350,000 for Albion, Anson, and Plymouth Fire Departments

Senator Collins Receives 2017 Woman of the Year Award From International Women’s Transportation Organization

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Announces UPMI to receive $639,000 for Upward Bound Program

Senator Collins’ Statement on President Trump’s Afghanistan Address

ICYMI: From the Bangor Waterfront, Senator Collins Discusses Health Care Reform, Opioid Crisis on MSNBC’s “Live With Hallie Jackson”

Collins, King Encourage Maine High School Students to Apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $400,000 for Maine DHHS’ Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of the Honorable Robert “Leo” Kieffer

Sens. Collins, King Announce Maine Tribes Receive More Than $2.3 Million in Housing Grants

Collins, King Announce More than $475,000 for Two Research Projects at Colby College