Press Releases

January 05, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS HONORS SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI FOR SURPASSING RECORD SET BY MARGARET CHASE SMITH

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today spoke on the Senate floor to honor her colleague, Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), who is now the longest-serving female Senator in U.S....

January 05, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS CONGRATULATES MAINE GOVERNOR PAUL LEPAGE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement upon the inauguration of Paul LePage as Maine’s next Governor. “I am delighted to congratulate Paul...

January 05, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS BEGINS 15TH YEAR IN SENATE HAVING NEVER MISSED A ROLL CALL VOTE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins begins the 112th Congress today as the longest, currently-serving, member to have never missed a roll call vote. On December 22nd, Senator Collins...

January 04, 2011

SENATOR COLLINS HAILS ENACTMENT NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY LAW

President Obama today signed the Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010 which will help law enforcement officials along the northern border stem the flow of illegal...

December 22, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS' STATEMENT ON 9-11 HEALTH CARE BILL

Senator Susan Collins today released this statement praising the bipartisan agreement to help the first responders who have become ill as a result of their rescue efforts on and...

December 20, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS LEADS EFFORT TO REPEAL DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement following a vote in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, which was implemented under...

December 18, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS LEADS EFFORT TO REPEAL DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement following a vote in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, which was implemented...

December 17, 2010

"A National Plan To Combat Alzheimer's"

Alzheimer's disease takes a tremendous personal and economic toll on both the individual and the family. As someone whose family has experienced the pain of Alzheimer's too...

December 15, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS SUPPORTS TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF TAX RELIEF

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement following passage of compromise tax relief legislation that includes a two-year extension of current rates for all...

December 14, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES PROVISION TO EXTEND FEDERAL TRUCK WEIGHTS LIMIT PROJECT IN MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she has successfully convinced her colleagues on the Appropriations Committee to...

December 10, 2010

"Wreaths Across America"

It has become a poignant holiday tradition and a national phenomenon. For 19 years, Morrill and Karen Worcester, owners of Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, have...

December 10, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS OMB INITIATIVE TO REFORM FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management...

December 10, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS TO SUPPORT RATIFICATION OF NEW START TREATY

U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced her support today for the New START treaty after the Obama Administration addressed her concerns about the disparity between Russia’s...

December 10, 2010

SENATE PASSES BAYH-COLLINS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT BILL

The United States Senate has unanimously passed legislation introduced by Senators Susan Collins and Evan Bayh to better coordinate federal efforts to treat, prevent and ultimately...

December 09, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the only Senate Republican to vote in favor of a motion to proceed to the Defense Authorization...

December 09, 2010

SENATE PASSES DORGAN-COLLINS LEGISLATION TO EXTEND CRITICAL DIABETES RESEARCH FUNDING

The United States Senate has unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that includes a two-year extension of the Special Diabetes Program. U.S. Senator Susan Collins, founder...

December 08, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS DISAPPOINTED HOUSE FAILS TO APPROVE PERMANENT TRUCK WEIGHT MEASURE FOR MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins expressed disappointment that the House of Representatives tonight passed a sweeping funding bill known as a Continuing Resolution (CR) that does not...

December 08, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS' STATEMENT ON DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL NEGOTIATIONS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who supports repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," released this statement tonight. "Senator Joe Lieberman and I continue to negotiate in...

December 08, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL NEGOTIATIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who supports repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” released this...

December 07, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM

U.S. Senator Susan Collins welcomed comments from the President today indicating he would support a broad overhaul of the tax code. In a speech on the Senate floor last week,...

SENATOR COLLINS HONORS SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI FOR SURPASSING RECORD SET BY MARGARET CHASE SMITH

SENATOR COLLINS CONGRATULATES MAINE GOVERNOR PAUL LEPAGE

SENATOR COLLINS BEGINS 15TH YEAR IN SENATE HAVING NEVER MISSED A ROLL CALL VOTE

SENATOR COLLINS HAILS ENACTMENT NORTHERN BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY LAW

SENATOR COLLINS' STATEMENT ON 9-11 HEALTH CARE BILL

SENATOR COLLINS LEADS EFFORT TO REPEAL DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL

SENATOR COLLINS LEADS EFFORT TO REPEAL DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL

"A National Plan To Combat Alzheimer's"

SENATOR COLLINS SUPPORTS TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF TAX RELIEF

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES PROVISION TO EXTEND FEDERAL TRUCK WEIGHTS LIMIT PROJECT IN MAINE

"Wreaths Across America"

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS OMB INITIATIVE TO REFORM FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SENATOR COLLINS TO SUPPORT RATIFICATION OF NEW START TREATY

SENATE PASSES BAYH-COLLINS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT BILL

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

SENATE PASSES DORGAN-COLLINS LEGISLATION TO EXTEND CRITICAL DIABETES RESEARCH FUNDING

SENATOR COLLINS DISAPPOINTED HOUSE FAILS TO APPROVE PERMANENT TRUCK WEIGHT MEASURE FOR MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS' STATEMENT ON DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL NEGOTIATIONS

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL NEGOTIATIONS

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM