Press Releases

October 17, 2003

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON CLOSURE OF BIDDEFORD BLANKET CO.

"I am deeply concerned by the news that Biddeford Blanket Co. will be closing its doors within the next two months. The company has provided good jobs to a large number of workers...

October 17, 2003

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS'' AMENDMENT TO STRUCTURE PART OF IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AS A LOAN

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Senate has approved a bipartisan amendment, coauthored by Senator Susan Collins, that will structure $10 billion of the $87 billion supplemental spending...

October 17, 2003

FUNDING OPERATIONS IN IRAQ

President Bush is asking the American people for an additional $87 billion for U.S. operations in Iraq. There is considerable agreement in Washington that we must provide our...

October 14, 2003

COLLINS URGES FLEXIBILITY IN DRAFTING GROUNDFISHING RULES

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Susan Collins is urging fellow New Englander and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card to join her in an effort to persuade the National Marine Fisheries...

October 10, 2003

COLLINS WORKS FOR FULL FUNDING OF SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Susan Collins today announced that she is leading a bipartisan effort along with Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) to put the U.S. Senate on record in...

October 10, 2003

COLLINS BACKS MEASURE TO PROVIDE FREE MEALS TO ALL STUDENTS IN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Susan Collins is backing bipartisan legislation that would provide free meals to all students who now receive either free or reduced-price meals through...

October 10, 2003

THE SILENT HAZARD OF CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING

Famous faces have galvanized public support and marshaled research dollars for terrible diseases such as AIDS, cancer, and diabetes. While we must continue our quest to stamp out...

October 03, 2003

SENATE PASSES COLLINS-BACKED AMENDMENT TO ASSIST R&R TRAVEL COSTS FOR IRAQ SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Senate has passed legislation, of which Senator Susan Collins is an original cosponsor, that will help pay travel expenses for soldiers serving abroad who...

October 03, 2003

COLLINS JOINS IN REINTRODUCTION OF BILL TO ADVANCE USE OF DNA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Susan Collins has joined with a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce legislation that would improve the use of DNA technology to solve crimes and...

October 03, 2003

COLLINS SEEKS TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE BORDER RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins wrote a letter to Secretary Tom Ridge, of the Department of Homeland Security, asking him to take a careful look at how new rules aimed at...

October 03, 2003

SENATOR COLLINS TO MARCH IN FRYEBURG FAIR PARADE

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins will march in the Grand Parade at the Fryeburg Fair on Saturday, October 4th. The parade is scheduled to begin at 10am at the racetrack....

October 02, 2003

SENATE PASSES COLLINS BACKED AMENDMENT TO ASSIST R&R TRAVEL COSTS FOR SOLDIERS SERVING IN IRAQ

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Senate has passed legislation, of which Senator Susan Collins is an original cosponsor, that will help pay travel expenses for soldiers serving abroad who...

October 02, 2003

COLLINS COSPONSORS AMENDMENT TO ASSIST R&R TRAVEL COSTS FOR SOLDIERS SERVING IN IRAQ

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins has joined in introducing legislation that will help pay travel expenses for soldiers serving abroad who are granted time to visit their...

October 02, 2003

SNOWE AND COLLINS SECURE EMERGENCY GRANT FOR LAID-OFF FORSTER’S WORKERS

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were successful in securing a $247,776 National Emergency Grant from the US Department of Labor to help workers who were...

October 02, 2003

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS-WYDEN CONTRACTING AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON, DC –- The Senate has approved an amendment authored by Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that would require new Iraqi construction contracts to be...

October 02, 2003

COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today unveiled the Keeping Families Together Act, new legislation that would enable federal...

October 02, 2003

HELPING FAMILIES SECURE CARE FOR MENTALLY ILL CHILDREN

Serious mental illness afflicts millions of our nation's children and adolescents. It is estimated that as many as 20 percent of American children under the age of 17 suffer from a...

October 01, 2003

HUTCHISON AND COLLINS UNVEIL AMENDMENT TO ADD LOAN COMPONENT TO IRAQ FUNDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the United States Senate considers an $87 billion Iraq rebuilding package, Senator Collins today unveiled the details of an amendment she will offer along...

October 01, 2003

FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS WAYNE NATIVE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Wayne native Robert Charles appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today in order to be confirmed to a key post at the United States Department...

September 30, 2003

COLLINS JOINS INVESTIGATION OF ILLEGAL FILE SHARING ON THE INTERNET

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today took part in a Senate examination of "Privacy & Piracy: The Paradox of Illegal File Sharing on Peer to Peer Networks and the Impact of...

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON CLOSURE OF BIDDEFORD BLANKET CO.

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS'' AMENDMENT TO STRUCTURE PART OF IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AS A LOAN

FUNDING OPERATIONS IN IRAQ

COLLINS URGES FLEXIBILITY IN DRAFTING GROUNDFISHING RULES

COLLINS WORKS FOR FULL FUNDING OF SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHERS

COLLINS BACKS MEASURE TO PROVIDE FREE MEALS TO ALL STUDENTS IN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

THE SILENT HAZARD OF CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING

SENATE PASSES COLLINS-BACKED AMENDMENT TO ASSIST R&R TRAVEL COSTS FOR IRAQ SOLDIERS

COLLINS JOINS IN REINTRODUCTION OF BILL TO ADVANCE USE OF DNA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

COLLINS SEEKS TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE BORDER RELATIONSHIP WITH CANADA

SENATOR COLLINS TO MARCH IN FRYEBURG FAIR PARADE

SENATE PASSES COLLINS BACKED AMENDMENT TO ASSIST R&R TRAVEL COSTS FOR SOLDIERS SERVING IN IRAQ

COLLINS COSPONSORS AMENDMENT TO ASSIST R&R TRAVEL COSTS FOR SOLDIERS SERVING IN IRAQ

SNOWE AND COLLINS SECURE EMERGENCY GRANT FOR LAID-OFF FORSTER’S WORKERS

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS-WYDEN CONTRACTING AMENDMENT

COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN

HELPING FAMILIES SECURE CARE FOR MENTALLY ILL CHILDREN

HUTCHISON AND COLLINS UNVEIL AMENDMENT TO ADD LOAN COMPONENT TO IRAQ FUNDS

FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS WAYNE NATIVE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE

COLLINS JOINS INVESTIGATION OF ILLEGAL FILE SHARING ON THE INTERNET