Press Releases

January 22, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR RAISING AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR ALL VEHICLES TO 35 MPG BY MODEL YEAR 2019

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today joined Senator Olympia J. Snowe and their colleagues, Senators...

January 19, 2007

SENATE PASSES LOBBYING REFORM LEGISLATION

Late last night, the U.S. Senate has passed major lobbying reform legislation, which Senator Collins voted...

January 19, 2007

Restoring Faith In Congress

The very first bill that the Senate debated at the start of this new Congress is legislation to reform lobbying and ethics rules and practices. It is appropriate that the...

January 18, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH GENERAL PETRAEUS

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins met this afternoon with Lt. Gen. David Petraeus. General Petraeus was recently appointed by President Bush to serve as the senior...

January 18, 2007

Senator Collins Greets Student From Nobleboro In DC

Senator Collins was pleased recently to greet Samantha Mehlhorn of Nobleboro while Mehlhorn was in Washington, DC to attend a conference sponsored by The Washington...

January 12, 2007

Reaffirming Americans’ Postal Privacy Rights

One of the most basic protections that we have as Americans and hold dear is the right to privacy. We want to be assured that the government respects our constitutional rights in...

January 12, 2007

PRESIDENT BUSH ACTS ON LIEBERMAN-COLLINS PROPOSAL TO CREATE BIPARTISAN WORKING GROUP ON IRAQ

Washington, DC – President Bush announced during his speech to the nation last night that, “We will form a new, bipartisan working group that will help us come together...

January 10, 2007

Iraq And Afghanistan: An Update From The Field

I recently journeyed to Iraq and Afghanistan as part of a congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain. It was a trip of cargo planes and helicopters, flak...

January 10, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS OF SEALED MAIL

Senator Susan Collins today introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming that both federal law...

January 10, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS RENEWS EFFORTS FOR LOBBYING REFORM, SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT ETHICS REVIEW

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is once again leading bipartisan efforts in the Senate in support of lobbying...

January 10, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND SAFE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today joined Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in cosponsoring legislation to increaseAmerican’saccess to affordable...

January 10, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS DELIVERS “SCENT OF MAINE” TO TROOPS IN IRAQ

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins was pleased to be able to deliver more than 100 balsam sachets to Maine soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan during her recent trip...

January 09, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES U.S. NAVY SHIP TO VISIT BOOTHBAY HARBOR

Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today that...

January 09, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR NEW MERCURY LEGISLATION

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today praised the importance of two new mercury studies and announced...

January 08, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS STARTS NEW YEAR WORKING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) today introduced legislation that would expand...

January 04, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON RECENT ADMINISTRATION STATEMENT ON POSTAL REFORM BILL

Senator Susan Collins has released this statement on the President’s recent comments issued after the Collins-Carper postal reform bill was signed into...

January 04, 2007

Department Of Defense Issues Surplus Determination For Topsham Annex

Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are pleased to announce that the Department of...

January 03, 2007

DHS Releases Score Card, Ranking Portland Among The Top 5 Most Advanced Areas For Interoperable Emergency Communications

The Department of Homeland Security today released a report ranking municipalities around the nation on...

December 29, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS FINISHES 10TH YEAR IN U.S. SENATE WITH PERFECT VOTING RECORD

Upon the conclusion of the 109th Congress, Maine Senator Susan Collins completed her tenth year in...

December 27, 2006

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS SENATOR COLLINS’ POSTAL REFORM BILL INTO LAW

WASHINGTON, DC— President Bush signed into law landmark postal reform legislation that was authored by Senator Susan Collins and is the first modernization of the Postal...

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR RAISING AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR ALL VEHICLES TO 35 MPG BY MODEL YEAR 2019

SENATE PASSES LOBBYING REFORM LEGISLATION

Restoring Faith In Congress

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH GENERAL PETRAEUS

Senator Collins Greets Student From Nobleboro In DC

Reaffirming Americans’ Postal Privacy Rights

PRESIDENT BUSH ACTS ON LIEBERMAN-COLLINS PROPOSAL TO CREATE BIPARTISAN WORKING GROUP ON IRAQ

Iraq And Afghanistan: An Update From The Field

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS OF SEALED MAIL

SENATOR COLLINS RENEWS EFFORTS FOR LOBBYING REFORM, SUPPORTS INDEPENDENT ETHICS REVIEW

SENATOR COLLINS WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND SAFE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

SENATOR COLLINS DELIVERS “SCENT OF MAINE” TO TROOPS IN IRAQ

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES U.S. NAVY SHIP TO VISIT BOOTHBAY HARBOR

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR NEW MERCURY LEGISLATION

SENATOR COLLINS STARTS NEW YEAR WORKING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON RECENT ADMINISTRATION STATEMENT ON POSTAL REFORM BILL

Department Of Defense Issues Surplus Determination For Topsham Annex

DHS Releases Score Card, Ranking Portland Among The Top 5 Most Advanced Areas For Interoperable Emergency Communications

SENATOR COLLINS FINISHES 10TH YEAR IN U.S. SENATE WITH PERFECT VOTING RECORD

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS SENATOR COLLINS’ POSTAL REFORM BILL INTO LAW