Press Releases

March 01, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS, ALLEN, MICHAUD SEEK TO ENHANCE COMMERCIAL TRUCK SAFETY IN MAINE

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Working to permit heavy commercial trucks to use Maine=s interstate highways -- instead of secondary roadways -- U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and...

March 01, 2005

SENATORS COLLINS AND REED REQUEST FUNDING TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH ENERGY COSTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairs of the Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) have requested that the budget include $3 billion...

March 01, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEARLY $17 MILLION FOR HOMELAND SECURITY IN MAINE

Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins today announced that Maine has been officially awarded $16,680,547 for homeland security efforts in the state by the U.S. Department of...

March 01, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE TASK FORCE TO ASSIST DISLOCATED INTERNATIONAL PAPER WORKERS

Washington, DC - Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced the formation of a new Franklin County Community Task Force to assist workers who are expected to be laid...

February 24, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS RECOGNIZED AS LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

Washington, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins has been selected Legislator of the Year by the American Planning Association (APA) for her leadership on community planning issues during...

February 24, 2005

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS TAKE STAND FOR SHIPYARDS

Washington, DC – In response to reports that the Navy is considering changes to its acquisition strategy for DD(X) destroyers, Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins released the...

February 24, 2005

Snowe And Collins Applaud Appointment Of Charles Summers As SBA Region I Administrator

(Washington) – Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins applauded the appointment today of Charles Summers, Jr. as the regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business...

February 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $700,000 FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Maine $680,906. The funds have been...

February 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $198,820 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO MILLINOCKET

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that $198,820 in federal funding has been awarded to Millinocket Area Growth and...

February 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $84,500 IN FUNDING TO THE JACKSON LABORATORY IN BAR HARBOR

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has received $84,500 in funding from the U.S....

February 23, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS PUSH FOR CONTINUATION OF COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE TO MAINE COMMUNITIES

WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today signed a bipartisan letter to the Senate leadership requesting that the Fiscal Year 2006 budget...

February 23, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR MAINE FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURER

Washington, DC-Senator Susan Collins submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing concern that the cancellation of the Current Industrial Report (CIR) for the...

February 22, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES 133RD BATTALION TO RETURN TO U.S. THIS WEEK

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins, who is part of a Senate delegation that is currently visiting the Middle East, has announced that some members of the 133rd Engineer Combat...

February 16, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2.6 MILLION IN TRANSPORTATION GRANTS TO MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded Maine $2,604,222 in...

February 16, 2005

ME DELEGATION SHOWS SUPPORT FOR JOINT ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER AT NASB

(Washington, D.C.) Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Maine Congressmen Tom Allen and Mike Michaud have written jointly to Governor John Baldacci to express their...

February 16, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CUSHION CRAFT WORKERS IN LISBON FALLS, MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that displaced Cushion Craft workers in Lisbon Falls, Maine have been granted Trade...

February 15, 2005

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins has introduced the bipartisan "Keeping Families Together Act," aimed at preventing families from being forced to relinquish custody of...

February 14, 2005

ME DELEGATION MAKES STRONG CASE TO NAVY SECRETARY ENGLAND FOR NASB AND PNSY

Washington, D.C.-- Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, Congressmen Tom Allen and Mike Michaud and their staffs today met with Navy Secretary Gordon England and...

February 14, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES SHIP VISITS TO MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, who is a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that four Navy ships will be participating in events in Maine...

February 11, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS FUNDING FOR BANGOR AND JACKMAN IN PRESIDENT’S BUDGET

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins today applauded the President's budget for including funding for the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building in Bangor and the Border Station...

SNOWE, COLLINS, ALLEN, MICHAUD SEEK TO ENHANCE COMMERCIAL TRUCK SAFETY IN MAINE

SENATORS COLLINS AND REED REQUEST FUNDING TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH ENERGY COSTS

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEARLY $17 MILLION FOR HOMELAND SECURITY IN MAINE

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE TASK FORCE TO ASSIST DISLOCATED INTERNATIONAL PAPER WORKERS

SENATOR COLLINS RECOGNIZED AS LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS TAKE STAND FOR SHIPYARDS

Snowe And Collins Applaud Appointment Of Charles Summers As SBA Region I Administrator

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $700,000 FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $198,820 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO MILLINOCKET

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $84,500 IN FUNDING TO THE JACKSON LABORATORY IN BAR HARBOR

SNOWE, COLLINS PUSH FOR CONTINUATION OF COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE TO MAINE COMMUNITIES

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR MAINE FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURER

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES 133RD BATTALION TO RETURN TO U.S. THIS WEEK

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2.6 MILLION IN TRANSPORTATION GRANTS TO MAINE

ME DELEGATION SHOWS SUPPORT FOR JOINT ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTER AT NASB

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CUSHION CRAFT WORKERS IN LISBON FALLS, MAINE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

ME DELEGATION MAKES STRONG CASE TO NAVY SECRETARY ENGLAND FOR NASB AND PNSY

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES SHIP VISITS TO MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS FUNDING FOR BANGOR AND JACKMAN IN PRESIDENT’S BUDGET