Press Releases

October 26, 2015

Senator Collins speaks from the Senate Floor to Urge Colleagues to Support the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins' floor speech WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke from the Senate...

October 23, 2015

Senator Collins Introduces Clean Cookstoves Bill to Improve Global Environment, Public Health

Click HERE for high quality video of Senator Collins floor speech WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), along with Senator Dick Durbin...

October 23, 2015

Senator Collins Meets with Lieutenant General Timothy Kadavy, the 20th director of the Army National Guard

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, recently met with Lieutenant General Timothy Kadavy, the 20th...

October 23, 2015

Collins, Reed Lead Bipartisan Group Urging HHS Secretary to Quickly Release Critical Federal Home Heating Aid

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help millions of low-income families and seniors on fixed incomes afford their energy bills this coming winter, a...

October 23, 2015

Protecting Our Families from Lyme Disease

Fall is a beautiful time of year in Maine, the season for hiking, hunting, and leaf-peeping. Unfortunately, fall also is tick season and a time of increased risk of Lyme...

October 22, 2015

Senators Collins Testifies at U.S. International Trade Commission Hearing on How Unfair Subsidies are Harming Maine Workers in the U.S. Paper Industry

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins testified at a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing in Washington this morning on how unfair subsides are harming...

October 22, 2015

Senate Passes Legislation to Address the Heroin Epidemic and its Effect on Health of Mothers and Infants

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Senate passed the Protecting our Infants Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the...

October 21, 2015

Collins, King Applaud $6.5 Million in NASA Funding for Gulf of Maine Research Institute

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today applauded an announcement that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded $6.5...

October 21, 2015

Senator Collins' Statement on Death of Rita DeRosby, the Mother of First Lady Ann LePage

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins released a statement on the death of Rita DeRosby, the mother of First Lady Ann LePage: “Rita DeRosby was a truly...

October 20, 2015

SENATE AGING COMMITTEE TO HOLD OCTOBER 21 HEARING TO EXAMINE COMPUTER TECH SUPPORT SCAMS

Washington, DC—As computers continue to become more integral to our daily lives, they are increasingly being used as a platform by scammers to defraud consumers,...

October 19, 2015

Protecting Our Seniors from Identity Theft

Americans are very concerned about the risk of identity theft. A recent Harris Poll found that 70 percent of respondents cited identity theft as among their greatest...

October 16, 2015

Collins, King Announce Federal Funding Award to New Beginnings in Lewiston

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Lewiston non-profit New Beginnings, which works to improve the lives of homeless youth and...

October 16, 2015

Senator Collins Statement on the Obama Administration's Announcement of New Intelligence Assistance to Combat Boko Haram

WASHINGTON D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the Obama Administration...

October 16, 2015

Collins, King Announce More Than $1.7 Million to Support Organic Farming in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $709,713 to the Maine Organic Farmers...

October 16, 2015

Senator Collins Congratulates First Female Army Reserve Officer to Earn Army Ranger Tab

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Major Lisa Jastor became the first female Army Reserve Officer and third woman ever to complete the elite United States Army Ranger School and earn...

October 16, 2015

Senator Collins Meets with Admiral John Richardson, the 31st Chief of Naval Operations

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, recently met with Admiral John Richardson in her Washington...

October 11, 2015

October 11th: International Day of the Girl Child

In late 2011, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution stating that, from them on, every October 11th would be designated International Day of the Girl Child....

October 08, 2015

Senator Collins Speaks from the Senate Floor to Urge Support for The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke from the Senate floor this morning to urge support for the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015. This bipartisan...

October 07, 2015

Senator Collins’ Statement Following Coast Guard Announcement to Suspend Search for Survivors of El Faro

WASHINGTON, D.C.— After receiving reports from U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Scott Bushman that they will suspend their search for the survivors of the crew of the commercial ship...

October 07, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Rural Development Grant For Community Concepts Inc.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Senators Susan Collins, Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Angus King announced...

Senator Collins speaks from the Senate Floor to Urge Colleagues to Support the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015

Senator Collins Introduces Clean Cookstoves Bill to Improve Global Environment, Public Health

Senator Collins Meets with Lieutenant General Timothy Kadavy, the 20th director of the Army National Guard

Collins, Reed Lead Bipartisan Group Urging HHS Secretary to Quickly Release Critical Federal Home Heating Aid

Protecting Our Families from Lyme Disease

Senators Collins Testifies at U.S. International Trade Commission Hearing on How Unfair Subsidies are Harming Maine Workers in the U.S. Paper Industry

Senate Passes Legislation to Address the Heroin Epidemic and its Effect on Health of Mothers and Infants

Collins, King Applaud $6.5 Million in NASA Funding for Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Senator Collins' Statement on Death of Rita DeRosby, the Mother of First Lady Ann LePage

SENATE AGING COMMITTEE TO HOLD OCTOBER 21 HEARING TO EXAMINE COMPUTER TECH SUPPORT SCAMS

Protecting Our Seniors from Identity Theft

Collins, King Announce Federal Funding Award to New Beginnings in Lewiston

Senator Collins Statement on the Obama Administration's Announcement of New Intelligence Assistance to Combat Boko Haram

Collins, King Announce More Than $1.7 Million to Support Organic Farming in Maine

Senator Collins Congratulates First Female Army Reserve Officer to Earn Army Ranger Tab

Senator Collins Meets with Admiral John Richardson, the 31st Chief of Naval Operations

October 11th: International Day of the Girl Child

Senator Collins Speaks from the Senate Floor to Urge Support for The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015

Senator Collins’ Statement Following Coast Guard Announcement to Suspend Search for Survivors of El Faro

Senators Collins, King Announce Rural Development Grant For Community Concepts Inc.