Press Releases

November 26, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES GRANT FOR TRAINING RESOURCE CENTER IN PORTLAND

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today announced that the Training Resource Center in Portland will receive a $7,500 grant to use in creating a video project in honor of...

November 25, 2003

COLLINS URGES IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR NEW CALAIS-ST. STEPHEN BORDER CROSSING

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today sent a letter to the head of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) asking that construction of the border station at the new...

November 25, 2003

COLLINS CALLS ON SEC TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTIGATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to explain its recent audit...

November 25, 2003

COLLINS VOTES IN FAVOR OF MEDICARE, PRESCRIPTION DRUG LEGISLATION

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins voted in favor of the Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization Act, which was approved in the Senate today by a vote of 54-44. The bill now...

November 25, 2003

COLLINS APPLAUDS DEFENSE BILL AS GOOD FOR TROOPS, MAINE

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins stood next to President Bush today as he signed the 2004 Defense Authorization Bill during a ceremony at the Pentagon. As a member of the...

November 24, 2003

COLLINS FIGHTS TO HELP MAINE FISHERIES

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins is working with congressional negotiators to include a provision in the omnibus spending bill that would prevent the enactment of Amendment...

November 21, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressional negotiators have released the final version of legislation that will modernize Medicare, create a prescription drug benefit, and provide relief to...

November 21, 2003

COLLINS WORKS WITH COLLEAGUES TO SUCCESSFULLY BLOCK ENERGY BILL

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins has been successful in her efforts to block the Energy Policy bill, which she calls, "unacceptable." A majority of Senators have voted...

November 21, 2003

WORKING TO DEVISE A BETTER ENERGY POLICY

Our nation needs a balanced energy policy that will increase supply, decrease demand, reduce our reliance on foreign fuels, and protect our environment. Unfortunately, the energy...

November 20, 2003

COLLINS RELEASES BLACKOUT REPORT; SAYS IT SHOWS ENERGY BILL FAILINGS

Washington, DC -- Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today said her opposition to the energy legislation under consideration by the U.S. Senate has been...

November 20, 2003

COLLINS APPLAUDS RESTRICTION ON CHINESE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING IMPORTS

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today expressed her support for the Administration's decision to impose restrictions on imports of several types of Chinese textiles and...

November 19, 2003

COLLINS: AMERICAN AGRICULTURE VULNERABLE TO TERRORISTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today said that while the federal government is making progress in its efforts to protect...

November 19, 2003

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.9 MILLION IN FUNDING TO STUDY MAINE’S SCHOOL LAPTOP PROGRAM

Washington, DC -- Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the Maine Department of Education will receive a $1,944,664 grant to research the impact of the...

November 19, 2003

COLLINS BILL URGES SAUDIS TO FIGHT HARDER AGAINST HOMEGROWN TERRORISM

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins is the original co-sponsor of a bill that urges the Saudi Arabian government to take stronger measures to fight terrorism in Saudi...

November 18, 2003

COLLINS URGES DHS NOMINEE TO ALLOW MAINE RESIDENTS TO CROSS BORDERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today urged the nominee for the number two slot at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

November 17, 2003

COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON ENERGY CONFERENCE REPORT

"I was hoping to hear indications that the Energy Committee would report out a balanced energy bill that would increase supply, decrease demand, reduce our reliance on foreign...

November 17, 2003

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON AMERICAN SHOE CLOSING

"I was very disappointed to learn that American Shoe closed its Skowhegan plant without advance notice, leaving 54 Maine employees suddenly out of work and apparently without...

November 14, 2003

EXCESSIVE LITIGATION THREATENS MAINE''S FISHING HERITAGE

Maine's fishermen are facing a looming crisis. On November 6, the New England Fishery Management Council voted to adopt a new set of regulations, known as Amendment 13. This...

November 12, 2003

SNOWE AND COLLINS SECURE $14.9 MILLION FOR BANGOR NATIONAL GUARD FACILITY

Washington, DC -- Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the US Senate has given final approval to their request for $14.9 million in funding for Bangor's...

November 12, 2003

COLLINS WORKS TO RETAIN INTL TRAVEL FROM BANGOR AND RAISE CANADIAN PERSONAL EXEMPTION LIMIT

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today met on Capitol Hill with the US Ambassador to Canada, Paul Cellucci, to discuss issues related to international passenger travel...

COLLINS ANNOUNCES GRANT FOR TRAINING RESOURCE CENTER IN PORTLAND

COLLINS URGES IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR NEW CALAIS-ST. STEPHEN BORDER CROSSING

COLLINS CALLS ON SEC TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTIGATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS

COLLINS VOTES IN FAVOR OF MEDICARE, PRESCRIPTION DRUG LEGISLATION

COLLINS APPLAUDS DEFENSE BILL AS GOOD FOR TROOPS, MAINE

COLLINS FIGHTS TO HELP MAINE FISHERIES

COLLINS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL

COLLINS WORKS WITH COLLEAGUES TO SUCCESSFULLY BLOCK ENERGY BILL

WORKING TO DEVISE A BETTER ENERGY POLICY

COLLINS RELEASES BLACKOUT REPORT; SAYS IT SHOWS ENERGY BILL FAILINGS

COLLINS APPLAUDS RESTRICTION ON CHINESE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING IMPORTS

COLLINS: AMERICAN AGRICULTURE VULNERABLE TO TERRORISTS

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.9 MILLION IN FUNDING TO STUDY MAINE’S SCHOOL LAPTOP PROGRAM

COLLINS BILL URGES SAUDIS TO FIGHT HARDER AGAINST HOMEGROWN TERRORISM

COLLINS URGES DHS NOMINEE TO ALLOW MAINE RESIDENTS TO CROSS BORDERS

COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON ENERGY CONFERENCE REPORT

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON AMERICAN SHOE CLOSING

EXCESSIVE LITIGATION THREATENS MAINE''S FISHING HERITAGE

SNOWE AND COLLINS SECURE $14.9 MILLION FOR BANGOR NATIONAL GUARD FACILITY

COLLINS WORKS TO RETAIN INTL TRAVEL FROM BANGOR AND RAISE CANADIAN PERSONAL EXEMPTION LIMIT