Press Releases

September 11, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS REQUESTS TAA FOR DISPLACED PRIME TANNING WORKERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter today, U.S. Senator Olympia J Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins urged Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to support a Petition for Trade...

September 11, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS REMEMBERS 9/11

Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Susan Collins, has released this statement on the seven-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks against...

September 10, 2008

SENATORS COLLINS AND LIEBERMAN HEAR DEFENSE WHISTLEBLOWERS TELL OF MANIPULATION OF AUDITS

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Susan Collins and Chairman Joe Lieberman heard testimony Wednesday from Defense Contracting Audit Agency (DCAA)...

September 09, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES AROOSTOOK ENERGY WORKSHOPS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today applauded the recent announcement of Maine Public Service Company to hold four, free Energy Management Workshops throughout Aroostook County. The...

September 09, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $350,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR NORTHERN AROOSTOOK REGIONAL AIRPORT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Northern Aroostook Regional Airport in Frenchville with $350,000 in grant...

September 09, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES ANDROSCOGGIN, CUMBERLAND AND YORK COUNTIES RECEIVE DISASTER ASSISTANCE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York Counties are eligible for public assistance following a Presidential major disaster declaration...

September 05, 2008

“Hurricane Gustav Reminds Us All To Be Prepared”

Hurricane Gustav’s assault on the Gulf Coast on Labor Day serves as a reminder that September is National Preparedness Month. Gustav didn’t threaten Maine, but we must...

September 05, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES VA GRANT AWARD FOR SCARBOROUGH MVH

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today praised the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ announcement to grant $404,000 to Maine...

September 03, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Cancer Coalition, today welcomed September as “Prostate Cancer Awareness Month” in Maine and throughout the...

August 29, 2008

“Providing Better Product Safety For Children”

We all remember alarming and, too often, tragic stories of product hazards and toy recalls that demonstrated the need to strengthen protections for consumers, particularly...

August 26, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $2.2 MILLION IN HOUSING FUNDING FOR TWIN CITIES

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the communities of Lewiston and Auburn have been awarded a combined $2,200,384 in grant funding as...

August 25, 2008

SEN. COLLINS SUPPORTS REQUEST FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR ANDROSCOGGIN, CUMBERLAND AND YORK COUNTIES

U.S. Senator Susan Collins sent a letter to the President today urging him to support Governor John Baldacci’s request for Public Assistance for Androscoggin, Cumberland and...

August 22, 2008

“Maine Innovation Yields Great Potential In Homeland Security Technology”

The creativity of the people and businesses of Maine in the development of advanced technologies is playing a vital role in the challenge of strengthening America’s homeland...

August 15, 2008

"Protecting Maine’s Lakes & Ponds"

Maine’s lakes and ponds are under attack. Aquatic invasive species threaten our drinking water systems, recreation, wildlife habitat, lakefront real estate, and fisheries....

August 13, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $59,470 FOR PASSADUMKEAG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $59,470 in grant funding...

August 12, 2008

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR IRVING MILL WORKERS

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today released the following statement in response to the announcement that Irving Forest Products Pinkham mill will be closing its...

August 12, 2008

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS ON SENATE LEADERS TO CONSIDER ENERGY LEGISLATION AS FIRST PRIORITY WHEN SENATE RECONVENES

Senator Susan Collins is calling on Senate leaders to address the energy crisis as the first priority when the Senate reconvenes after the August recess. She has expressed support...

August 12, 2008

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH FRIENDS OF LITTLE SEBAGO LAKE TO DISCUSS INVASIVE SPECIES

Senator Susan Collins today visited Little Sebago Lake to meet with the “Friends of Little Sebago Lake,” a community group dedicated to keeping the lake clean and free...

August 08, 2008

SENS. BEN NELSON, SUSAN COLLINS, EVAN BAYH CALL ON PRESIDENT TO ENSURE THAT IRAQIS TAKE GREATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECONSTRUCTION, OTHER COSTS

Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Evan Bayh (D-IN) are calling on President Bush to press to ensure that the Iraqis are making “increasing investments in...

August 08, 2008

“Assisting The First Responders Serving Our Communities”

Whether it is a natural or man-made disaster, our local police, firefighters, and emergency medical service personnel are always the first on the scene. Having to confront...

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS REQUESTS TAA FOR DISPLACED PRIME TANNING WORKERS

SENATOR COLLINS REMEMBERS 9/11

SENATORS COLLINS AND LIEBERMAN HEAR DEFENSE WHISTLEBLOWERS TELL OF MANIPULATION OF AUDITS

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES AROOSTOOK ENERGY WORKSHOPS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $350,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR NORTHERN AROOSTOOK REGIONAL AIRPORT

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES ANDROSCOGGIN, CUMBERLAND AND YORK COUNTIES RECEIVE DISASTER ASSISTANCE

“Hurricane Gustav Reminds Us All To Be Prepared”

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES VA GRANT AWARD FOR SCARBOROUGH MVH

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

“Providing Better Product Safety For Children”

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $2.2 MILLION IN HOUSING FUNDING FOR TWIN CITIES

SEN. COLLINS SUPPORTS REQUEST FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR ANDROSCOGGIN, CUMBERLAND AND YORK COUNTIES

“Maine Innovation Yields Great Potential In Homeland Security Technology”

"Protecting Maine’s Lakes & Ponds"

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $59,470 FOR PASSADUMKEAG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR IRVING MILL WORKERS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS ON SENATE LEADERS TO CONSIDER ENERGY LEGISLATION AS FIRST PRIORITY WHEN SENATE RECONVENES

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH FRIENDS OF LITTLE SEBAGO LAKE TO DISCUSS INVASIVE SPECIES

SENS. BEN NELSON, SUSAN COLLINS, EVAN BAYH CALL ON PRESIDENT TO ENSURE THAT IRAQIS TAKE GREATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECONSTRUCTION, OTHER COSTS

“Assisting The First Responders Serving Our Communities”