Press Releases

October 12, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.5 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN MAINE

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Penobscot Community Health Center in Bangor and the Katahdin Valley Health Center in Patten will...

October 12, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $6M FOR BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION

WASHINGTON, DC—Today the Senate approved the Fiscal Year 2005 Military Construction Appropriations bill by unanimous consent. Senators Snowe and Collins announced that this...

October 12, 2004

COLLINS-BACKED LEGISLATION TO ASSIST VETERANS PASSES SENATE

Washington, DC – The Senate has approved The Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, to improve care for our nation's veterans and the facilities that serve them. This bill...

October 12, 2004

SNOWE & COLLINS PLEASED DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING FOR MAINE FARMERS INCLUDED IN FY 2005 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced that an amendment to provide critical relief for Maine's farmers has been...

October 11, 2004

SENATOR COLLINS TAKES STAND FOR MEASURE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO & AGAINST SPECIAL INTEREST TAX BREAKS

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins today voted against legislation to change corporate tax laws because it included a $10.1 billion bailout for tobacco farmers and does not...

October 10, 2004

CONGRESS INCLUDES COLLINS-BACKED PROVISIONS IN DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins joined colleagues in supporting the Fiscal Year 2005 Defense Authorization Bill. The Senate passed this legislation after thorough...

October 09, 2004

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS'' LEGISLATION TO HELP COMBAT DIABETES

WASHINGTON, DC— Last night the full Senate passed the "Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2004" by unanimous consent. This legislation which was authored by...

October 08, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCES FOREIGN TRADE ZONE FOR LEWISTON-AUBURN

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Lewiston-Auburn area has been approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce to be designated a...

October 08, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS WORK TO SECURE $3.4 BILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING FOR NATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned with the impending arrival of winter, U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have cosponsored legislation that would...

October 08, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $20.8 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released $1.2 billion in regular...

October 08, 2004

Reforms Will Help Make America Safer

One of the most fundamental obligations of the American government is to protect its citizens. After the 9/11 Commission released its report last summer, we realized that we had a...

October 06, 2004

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS APPLAUD DEPT. OF LABOR FOR EFFORTS TO ASSIST MAINE WORKERS

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today applauded the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for its efforts to help dislocated workers and support job growth in...

October 06, 2004

AMERICANS WILL PAY OVER $1,000 TO HEAT THEIR HOMES THIS WINTER

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts higher energy prices for American households and businesses this winter. The average...

October 04, 2004

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS AMENDMENT TO ENSURE SMALL AND RURAL STATES RECEIVE FAIR SHARE OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING

Washington, DC – The Senate today approved an amendment introduced by Senator Susan Collins that would redefine the federal homeland security funding formula to ensure that all...

October 01, 2004

NCLB REPORT PRAISES COLLINS INITIATED RURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, SUPPORTS INCREASED ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL SCHOOLS

Washington, DC – A recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) has "been of great assistance" in helping...

October 01, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE DRUG PREVENTION GRANTS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that Maine has been awarded $287,399 from the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. These...

October 01, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $140,000 IN EDUCATION FUNDING

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $140,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Mentoring...

October 01, 2004

Making Homes A Safe Haven

Home is a place where people should be able to relax, be comfortable, and enjoy time with family. It is the one place where people should feel entirely safe. But, for far too many...

October 01, 2004

Making Homes A Safe Haven

Home is a place where people should be able to relax, be comfortable, and enjoy time with family. It is the one place where people should feel entirely safe. But, for...

September 30, 2004

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $140,000 TO THE MAINE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $144,470 in federal funding to the Maine Technology Institute. This federal...

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $1.5 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN MAINE

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $6M FOR BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION

COLLINS-BACKED LEGISLATION TO ASSIST VETERANS PASSES SENATE

SNOWE & COLLINS PLEASED DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING FOR MAINE FARMERS INCLUDED IN FY 2005 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR COLLINS TAKES STAND FOR MEASURE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO & AGAINST SPECIAL INTEREST TAX BREAKS

CONGRESS INCLUDES COLLINS-BACKED PROVISIONS IN DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS'' LEGISLATION TO HELP COMBAT DIABETES

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCES FOREIGN TRADE ZONE FOR LEWISTON-AUBURN

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS WORK TO SECURE $3.4 BILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING FOR NATION

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $20.8 MILLION IN LIHEAP FUNDING FOR MAINE

Reforms Will Help Make America Safer

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS APPLAUD DEPT. OF LABOR FOR EFFORTS TO ASSIST MAINE WORKERS

AMERICANS WILL PAY OVER $1,000 TO HEAT THEIR HOMES THIS WINTER

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS AMENDMENT TO ENSURE SMALL AND RURAL STATES RECEIVE FAIR SHARE OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING

NCLB REPORT PRAISES COLLINS INITIATED RURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, SUPPORTS INCREASED ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL SCHOOLS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE DRUG PREVENTION GRANTS FOR MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $140,000 IN EDUCATION FUNDING

Making Homes A Safe Haven

Making Homes A Safe Haven

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $140,000 TO THE MAINE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE