Press Releases

November 05, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS CIANBRO EXPANSION

U.S. Senator Susan Collins released this statement today following a phone call from Cianbro Chief Executive Officer Peter Vigue, in which he informed the Senator about Cianbro's...

November 05, 2010

Celebrating Maine's Blue Ribbon Schools

One of my favorite things to do as a U.S. Senator is to visit students in schools throughout the state of Maine. I have visited more than 175 schools since I came to the United...

October 27, 2010

SENATORS COLLINS AND SNOWE SEEK TO PREVENT $162 MILLION IN CUTS TO DDG-1000 AND DDG-51 BUDGETS

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe this week sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging them to strongly insist...

October 22, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION RULING IN FAVOR OF U.S. COATED PAPER INDUSTRY IMPORTANT TO MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement in response to the International Trade Commission’s ruling today that the U.S. coated paper industry has been...

October 22, 2010

Voting & Public Service; A Strong Maine Tradition

Mainers have a proud tradition of being among the most active and involved voters in the country. Election after election, we go to the polls in large numbers, which results in...

October 11, 2010

"Big Opportunities For Maine Small Businesses"

Throughout government, agencies purchase a broad range of goods and services that can benefit from the private sector's efficiency and innovation. Last year, the value of federal...

October 07, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS DISCUSSES 101ST AIR REFUELING WING JOBS AND BUDGET WITH AIR FORCE UNDERSECRETARY

During a phone call with Senator Susan Collins, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Erin Conaton, agreed to the Senator's request to take a closer look at the Air Force's needs...

October 01, 2010

FEMA AGREES TO SENATOR COLLINS' REQUEST TO WITHDRAW FLOOD MAPS, END APPEALS PROCESS

Following a conference call with officials in several coastal Cumberland and York County communities today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has just announced that...

October 01, 2010

"Protecting Maine's Paper Industry"

Our nation's manufacturers and their employees can compete against the best in the world, but they cannot compete against foreign manufacturers who receive huge government...

September 30, 2010

SENATE PASSES COLLINS-LEAHY BILL TO MAKE VETERANS GROUPS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SURPLUS FEDERAL PROPERTY

The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) that would make veterans groups leigible to...

September 27, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS CONCERNED PROPOSED EPA RULE COULD LEAD TO JOB LOSSES

In a letter to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, along with a bipartisan group of her colleagues, expressed deep concerns...

September 27, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS CO-SPONSORS RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARD BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins recently joined her colleagues, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), in introducing...

September 24, 2010

"Maine's Drug Take-Back Program: A National Model"

More Mainers died last year from drug overdoses than traffic fatalities. This startling statistic is especially disturbing considering that 92 percent of the overdoses involved...

September 21, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS SPEAKS ON FLOOR REGARDING DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL, "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" POLICY

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor regarding today's cloture vote on the Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Authorization...

September 21, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR REGARDING DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor regarding today’s cloture vote on the Fiscal Year 2011...

September 17, 2010

"Setting America On A New Financial Course"

More than eight million Americans have lost their jobs since the "Great Recession" began in 2008. Unemployment remains unacceptably high - increasing to 9.6 percent just...

September 15, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES COMMITMENT TO PERMANENTLY LIFT TRUCK WEIGHT LIMITS IN MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Administration has agreed to her request to make permanent the pilot program...

September 14, 2010

SENATOR COLLINS VOTES TO REPEAL UNFAIR REGULATION THAT BURDENS SMALL BUSINESSES

Senator Susan Collins voted Tuesday in support of an amendment to repeal a provision of the recently enacted health care law that increases costs and creates onerous paperwork...

September 08, 2010

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE GAO INQUIRY INTO DeCA AND NEX STORE CLOSURES IN MAINE

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent, nonpartisan federal agency, will investigate the...