Press Releases

November 04, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS TO ACCEPT PANETTA INSTITUTE’S JEFFERSON-LINCOLN AWARD

PEBBLE BEACH, CA—Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) will be honored this weekend by The Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy for her outstanding bipartisan...

November 04, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS GREETS AMERICA’S PROMISE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OLD TOWN

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Susan Collins this week welcomed Lisa Morin and Chelsea Moeller of Old Town to our Nation's capitol and recognized them after Old Town was named one of...

November 03, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE AGRICULTURE FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC – The Agriculture Appropriations bill as approved by the Senate includes Senator Snowe and Collins' requests for agricultural projects that will benefit Maine...

November 03, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON HER OPPOSITION TO THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL

WASHINGTON, DC— The U.S. Senate today approved the budget reconciliation bill. Senator Collins released the following statement on her decision to oppose the bill. "The U.S....

November 02, 2005

MAINE DELEGATION REACTS TO ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON GOVERNOR’S ADVISORY COUNCIL

"The creation of the Advisory Council is another important step in guiding and assisting the Midcoast communities as they move forward with economic redevelopment and employment...

November 02, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONORS LEGISLATION OPPOSING ANWR DRILLING

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins is cosponsoring an amendment presented by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to remove provisions in the budget that would allow for...

November 01, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $10 MILLION FOR HEAD START AND HEALTH SERVICES

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has awarded $9,692,742...

October 31, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS COMMENTS ON PRESIDENT’S NOMINATION OF JUDGE SAMUEL ALITO TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins has released the following statement reacting to President Bush's nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court: "Judge Alito...

October 28, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS OPTIMISTIC AFTER DISCUSSION OF SOFTWOOD LUMBER IMPORT DUTIES WITH COMMERCE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins spoke with Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez late Friday. The Secretary telephoned to inform Senator Collins of the latest...

October 28, 2005

Improving Rural Access To Dental Services

While oral health in America has improved dramatically over the last 50 years, these improvements have not occurred evenly across all sectors of our population, particularly among...

October 27, 2005

FEINGOLD, COLLINS SECURE FUNDING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO DEFIBRILLATORS

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have successfully added an amendment to the Labor-Health appropriations bill to fund the Automated...

October 27, 2005

SENATE APPROVES COLLINS, FEINGOLD LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE RURAL ACCESS TO DENTAL HEALTH CARE

WASHINGTON, DC-- The U.S. Senate has approved legislation authored by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) to help improve access to dental health care in rural...

October 26, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $900,000 FOR KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Washington, DC –Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) announced that Kennebec Valley Community College has been awarded $955,831 in Community-Based Job...

October 26, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ELIMINATE SPECIAL TAX BREAKS THAT BENEFIT HUGE, CORPORATE OIL COMPANIES TO HELP PAY FOR HEATING ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS

WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Susan Collins, who has been working to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), is calling on Congress to pay for...

October 25, 2005