Press Releases

December 28, 2016

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of Graham Shimmield

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement regarding the passing of Dr. Graham Shimmield, the executive director of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean...

December 27, 2016

Countering Boko Haram: Senator Collins’ Legislation to Combat This Ruthless Terrorist Organization Becomes Law

In 2014, the terrorist group Boko Haram shocked the world by kidnapping 276 Nigerian schoolgirls, sending them into lives of sexual slavery and forced “marriages.” That horrific...

December 23, 2016

Collins, King Announce Nearly $27 Million Contract to Cianbro for Construction and Dock Repairs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Navy is awarding Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield a $26,969,000 contract for construction...

December 21, 2016

Collins, King, Poliquin Applaud $6 Million USDA Investment in Private Road Infrastructure and Fish Habitat in Northern and Eastern Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Bruce Poliquin applauded today’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is...

December 21, 2016

Collins, McCaskill Release Committee Report of Bipartisan Drug Pricing Investigation

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, released a report on drug...

December 19, 2016

Manufacturing Bill Cosponsored by Collins, King Set To Become Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that President Obama is expected to sign into law soon bipartisan legislation they cosponsored that...

December 19, 2016

Collins, King Announce $126 Million Contract Modification for Bath Iron Works

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $125,950,046 contract modification. The funding will...

December 16, 2016

U.S. Senators Collins & King Welcome Navy’s New Fleet Plan

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King released the following statement after the Navy announced a new fleet plan calling for a goal of 355 battle force...

December 16, 2016

Collins, King Announce Over $1.2 Million in Funding for Promise Early Education Center

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families has awarded...

December 15, 2016

Signaling a Renewed Commitment to Pursuing Terrorist Organizations Worldwide, Senator Collins’ Legislation to Combat Boko Haram is Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the President has signed into law bipartisan legislation she authored aimed at stopping the spread of the...

December 15, 2016

President Signs Bipartisan Bill Cosponsored by Collins, King to Protect Northern Border into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the President has signed the Northern Border Security Review Act, a bipartisan bill to assess and...

December 14, 2016

Senator Collins’ Statement on Retirement of John Leonard, President of MEMIC

U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement following the announcement that John Leonard, the president of MEMIC, plans to retire:“John Leonard has had a truly remarkable...

December 13, 2016

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin’s Legislation Supporting Young Researchers Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — Today bipartisan legislation supporting young researchers authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) was signed into law by...

December 13, 2016

21st Century Cures Act Signed into Law Today with 5 Provisions Authored by Senator Collins

The Act Will Help Fight Against Opioid Abuse Through $1 Billion in State Grants; Spur Innovative Treatments and Cures for Alzheimer’s, Cancer, and Many Other Diseases; and Improve...

December 13, 2016

Maine Congressional Delegation Urges VA to Fill Vacancies at Maine Vet Centers

Today, the Maine Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the Veterans Administration (VA) expressing concern about several long-unfilled vacancies at two Vet Centers in Maine....

December 10, 2016

Senate Passes Collins, King Resolution Marking December 17, 2016, as “Wreaths Across America Day”

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating Saturday, December 17, 2016 as “Wreaths...

December 10, 2016

Senate Passes Major Bipartisan Bill to Invest in the Nation's Water Infrastructure

Washington, D.C.—With U.S. Senator Susan Collins’ support, the Senate passed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, a major bipartisan water...

December 09, 2016

Senator Collins’ Statement on Passage of Short-Term Government Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. — After voting in support of the continuing resolution to fund the government through April 28, 2017, which passed by a vote of 63-36, U.S. Senator Susan Collins,...

December 09, 2016

Collins, King Announce Nearly $11 Million Award for Bath Iron Works

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $10,965,890 order against an existing Navy basic ordering agreement related...

December 09, 2016

Maine Congressional Delegation Urges VA to Fill Vacancies at Maine Vet Centers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Maine Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the Veterans Administration (VA) expressing concern about several long-unfilled vacancies at two...

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Passing of Graham Shimmield

Countering Boko Haram: Senator Collins’ Legislation to Combat This Ruthless Terrorist Organization Becomes Law

Collins, King Announce Nearly $27 Million Contract to Cianbro for Construction and Dock Repairs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Collins, King, Poliquin Applaud $6 Million USDA Investment in Private Road Infrastructure and Fish Habitat in Northern and Eastern Maine

Collins, McCaskill Release Committee Report of Bipartisan Drug Pricing Investigation

Manufacturing Bill Cosponsored by Collins, King Set To Become Law

Collins, King Announce $126 Million Contract Modification for Bath Iron Works

U.S. Senators Collins & King Welcome Navy’s New Fleet Plan

Collins, King Announce Over $1.2 Million in Funding for Promise Early Education Center

Signaling a Renewed Commitment to Pursuing Terrorist Organizations Worldwide, Senator Collins’ Legislation to Combat Boko Haram is Signed into Law

President Signs Bipartisan Bill Cosponsored by Collins, King to Protect Northern Border into Law

Senator Collins’ Statement on Retirement of John Leonard, President of MEMIC

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin’s Legislation Supporting Young Researchers Signed into Law

21st Century Cures Act Signed into Law Today with 5 Provisions Authored by Senator Collins

Maine Congressional Delegation Urges VA to Fill Vacancies at Maine Vet Centers

Senate Passes Collins, King Resolution Marking December 17, 2016, as “Wreaths Across America Day”

Senate Passes Major Bipartisan Bill to Invest in the Nation's Water Infrastructure

Senator Collins’ Statement on Passage of Short-Term Government Funding Bill

Collins, King Announce Nearly $11 Million Award for Bath Iron Works

Maine Congressional Delegation Urges VA to Fill Vacancies at Maine Vet Centers