Press Releases

February 27, 2009

"Celebrate 'Read Across America Day'"

A good book can take us to a place we have never been. It can teach us something we did not know. Reading a book to a child can inspire them or spark their curiosity about the...

February 26, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS COMMENTS ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIRST STIMULUS-FUNDED PROJECT IN MAINE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement in response to the news that the Maine Department of Transportation has identified the first project to receive federal...

February 26, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S PROPOSED BUDGET

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the...

February 24, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES ‘READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY’

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that a resolution declaring March 2nd "Read Across America Day" unanimously passed the U.S. Senate yesterday. The resolution...

February 24, 2009

SNOWE, COLLINS APPLAUD LABOR DEPARTMENT APPROVAL OF ASSISTANCE FOR WHATMAN WORKERS

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that all 244 workers who will be displaced as a result of the closure of GE Healthcare's Whatman Plant...

February 24, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

Maine Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and a member of the Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committee, tonight released this...

February 20, 2009

“Bright Spots In Maine’s Economy”

As our nation meets the challenges of the current economic crisis, much of the focus has been on what government must do to steer America back toward prosperity. While I believe...

February 17, 2009

OVERSIGHT HEARING PLANNED ON STIMULUS FUNDING

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., announced plans to examine how the federal...

February 13, 2009

“The Economic Stimulus: Good For America, Good For Maine”

Job losses in Maine and throughout our nation are mounting, and the pace is accelerating. Our state lost nearly 12,000 jobs in 2008, with roughly a quarter of those losses coming...

February 13, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE FINAL PASSAGE OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins released this statement tonight after voting in support of "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act." Senator Collins worked closely with...

February 13, 2009

MAJOR EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT COLLINS-NEGOTIATED STIMULUS LEGISLATION

This week, the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced their support for the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."...

February 12, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS HOSTS MAINE STATE SOCIETY

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today hosted the Maine State Society's annual Congressional Breakfast on Capitol Hill. She and other Members of Maine's Congressional Delegation...

February 12, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS HOSTS MAINE STATE SOCIETY CONGRESSIONAL BREAKFAST

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today hosted the Maine State Society's annual Congressional Breakfast on Capitol Hill. She and other Members of Maine's Congressional Delegation...

February 11, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $350,000 IN FORESTRY RESEARCH FUNDING FOR UMAINE

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Maine $350,000 for forestry...

February 11, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $33,630 FOR STRONG FIRE DEPARTMENT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $33,630 in grant funding...

February 09, 2009

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTS COLLINS-NELSON AMENDMENT TO STIMULUS PACKAGE

The Chamber of Commerce of the United States today called on U.S. Senators to support the Collins-Nelson amendment to H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of...

February 09, 2009

HIGHLIGHTS OF NELSON-COLLINS COMPROMISE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote late today on a bipartisan amendment, authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Ben Nelson (D-NE), that would reduce the cost of the proposed...

February 06, 2009

“Ensuring Health Care For Our Children”

One of the first bills that I co-sponsored when I first came to the Senate in January of 1997 was legislation that established the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or...

February 06, 2009

SENATORS COLLINS AND NELSON NEGOTIATE BIPARTISAN ECONOMIC STIMULUS AGREEMENT

After days of leading bipartisan negotiations, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Ben Nelson (D-NE) tonight announced an agreement on an amendment to the Economic Recovery Act...

February 04, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $340,596 FOR EIGHT MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $340,596 in grant funding...

"Celebrate 'Read Across America Day'"

SENATOR COLLINS COMMENTS ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIRST STIMULUS-FUNDED PROJECT IN MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT’S PROPOSED BUDGET

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES ‘READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY’

SNOWE, COLLINS APPLAUD LABOR DEPARTMENT APPROVAL OF ASSISTANCE FOR WHATMAN WORKERS

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

“Bright Spots In Maine’s Economy”

OVERSIGHT HEARING PLANNED ON STIMULUS FUNDING

“The Economic Stimulus: Good For America, Good For Maine”

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE FINAL PASSAGE OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL

MAJOR EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT COLLINS-NEGOTIATED STIMULUS LEGISLATION

SENATOR COLLINS HOSTS MAINE STATE SOCIETY

SENATOR COLLINS HOSTS MAINE STATE SOCIETY CONGRESSIONAL BREAKFAST

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $350,000 IN FORESTRY RESEARCH FUNDING FOR UMAINE

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $33,630 FOR STRONG FIRE DEPARTMENT

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTS COLLINS-NELSON AMENDMENT TO STIMULUS PACKAGE

HIGHLIGHTS OF NELSON-COLLINS COMPROMISE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE

“Ensuring Health Care For Our Children”

SENATORS COLLINS AND NELSON NEGOTIATE BIPARTISAN ECONOMIC STIMULUS AGREEMENT

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $340,596 FOR EIGHT MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS