Press Releases

December 29, 2003

COLLINS MAINTAINS PERFECT SENATE VOTING RECORD

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins ends the year with another perfect voting record in the U.S. Senate, extending the number of consecutive roll call votes she has made to...

December 23, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $950 MILLION FOR BIW CONTRACT

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of the Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) with $953,448,087 in funding for construction of two...

December 23, 2003

COLLINS SECURES RAISE FOR YORK COUNTY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The President's Pay Agent has officially granted Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins' (R-ME) request to include parts of York County,...

December 21, 2003

COLLINS REACTS TO INCREASE OF TERROR THREAT LEVEL

BANGOR -- Senator Susan Collins, who is Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee which oversees homeland security, released the following statement with regard to...

December 19, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL $4.6 MILLION FOR MAINE LOW-INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today applauded the decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release an additional $598 million for state...

December 19, 2003

THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON

The holidays bring with them many wonderful traditions, and at this is a time of year, we take comfort in honoring old ones and starting new ones. One tradition that truly...

December 18, 2003

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY AND TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS

Washington, DC -- Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that Maine will receive a $1,758,725 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) to help with emergency...

December 17, 2003

COLLINS COMMENDS PRESIDENT FOR STEPS TO IMPROVE HOMELAND SECURITY PREPAREDNESS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today commended President Bush for issuing two directives to strengthen America's homeland...

December 14, 2003

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN

"The capture of Saddam Hussein is great news for the people of Iraq and a tremendous victory for our troops. "When I was in Iraq in July, I learned how important it was to capture...

December 12, 2003

REFORMING OUR SYSTEM OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE

New Englanders have always had a particular appreciation for the tremendous value of our democracy. From the earliest beginnings of this nation, the idea of fair and equal say in...

December 09, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES HOULTON WILL GET FAST ENROLLMENT CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to open a FAST...

December 05, 2003

MODERNIZING MEDICARE TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Since its creation in 1965, Medicare has provided a vital health care safety net for millions of Americans, but medical advances in the years since then have left the system in...

December 04, 2003

COLLINS: “WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE CALAIS-ST. STEPHEN BORDER CROSSING IS COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today applauded the progress being made toward completion of a new Calais-St. Stephen International Border Crossing. Senator Collins...

December 04, 2003

COLLINS MAINTAINS PERFECT SENATE VOTING RECORD

COLLINS ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $950 MILLION FOR BIW CONTRACT

COLLINS SECURES RAISE FOR YORK COUNTY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

COLLINS REACTS TO INCREASE OF TERROR THREAT LEVEL

COLLINS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL $4.6 MILLION FOR MAINE LOW-INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY AND TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS

COLLINS COMMENDS PRESIDENT FOR STEPS TO IMPROVE HOMELAND SECURITY PREPAREDNESS

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN

REFORMING OUR SYSTEM OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE

COLLINS ANNOUNCES HOULTON WILL GET FAST ENROLLMENT CENTER

MODERNIZING MEDICARE TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

COLLINS: “WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE CALAIS-ST. STEPHEN BORDER CROSSING IS COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”

COLLINS OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO DISLOCATED ADELPHIA WORKERS

COLLINS ANNOUNCES IRS HELP LINE FOR HARMON-BAERT CLIENTS

COLLINS URGES I.R.S. TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES HURT BY ALLEGED ACCOUNTING SCANDAL

MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES HONOR COLLINS

COLLINS ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR MAINE STUDENTS TO MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES

COLLINS AND CONRAD LEAD BIPARTISAN CALL FOR FULL FUNDING OF RURAL SCHOOL PROGRAM

SENATORS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REVITALIZE NATION''S RAIL SYSTEM