Press Releases

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...

February 11, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES CIANBRO TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF CONTRACT FOR SOUTHERN MAINE POSTAL FACILITY

Washington, DC - Senator Susan Collins announced today that Cianbro of Pittsfield will help construct the new Southern Maine Postal Processing and Distribution facility. The new...

February 10, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS PRESSES OFFICIALS ON SHIPBUILDING BUDGET

Washington, DC—Senator Susan Collins today told military leaders that they must not allow short-term fiscal constraints to hurt the country's long-term national security...

February 10, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS, ALLEN, MICHAUD BACK EFFORT TO HELP MAINE FARMERS HURT BY EXCESSIVE RAIN AND COLD WEATHER

Washington, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) and Representatives Tom Allen (D-ME) and Michael Michaud (D-ME) have asked Mike Johanns, Secretary of the...

February 09, 2005

Collins, Levin Introduce Bill To Ease Border Traffic

WASHINGTON – Senators Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, today introduced legislation that would authorize $200 million annually for initiatives aimed at facilitating...

February 09, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS PRESSES COMMISSIONER TO MAINTAIN STREAMLINED INSPECTIONS OF CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins today met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Robert Bonner to express her concerns about certain issues affecting...

February 09, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $700,000 TO MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $662,170 in Homeland Security Funds awarded to six Maine fire stations. The funding is...

February 09, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS CONGRATULATES SCARBOROUGH STUDENT FOR RECEVING GEORGE J. MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP

Washington DC – Senator Susan Collins today congratulated Benjamin Cote of Scarborough, Maine for receiving the George J. Mitchell Scholarship for 2005-2006. Senator Collins has...

February 09, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES CUTLER JOBS SECURE THROUGH 2006

Washington, DC –Senator Susan Collins announced that the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic Detachment Cutler (NCTS Cutler) in Cutler will not be...

February 08, 2005

ME/NH DELEGATION MEMBERS CONGRATULATE PNS ON RECEIPT OF CNO ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

(Washington, D.C.)---Members of the Maine and New Hampshire Congressional Delegations today congratulated the employees and management of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) on the...

February 08, 2005

Maine Congressional Delegation Statement On The Impact Of The President’s Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Proposal On The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Washington, D.C. – United in their commitment to work on behalf of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and U.S....

February 07, 2005

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR NORTHEAST WOODTURNING, INC. WORKERS IN WEST FARMINGTON, MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME), today announced that Northeast Woodturning, Inc. workers in West Farmington, Maine have been granted...

February 07, 2005

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST

Washington, DC – Following the release today of the President's budget request for Fiscal Year 2006, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) released the following statement: "In this time of...

February 07, 2005

SENATORS COLLINS AND FEINGOLD INTRODUCE RURAL HOME HEALTH LEGISLATION

Washington, DC—Senator Susan Collins(R-ME) and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) introduced legislation today, the "Medicare Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act," which will...

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

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES CIANBRO TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF CONTRACT FOR SOUTHERN MAINE POSTAL FACILITY

SENATOR COLLINS PRESSES OFFICIALS ON SHIPBUILDING BUDGET

SNOWE, COLLINS, ALLEN, MICHAUD BACK EFFORT TO HELP MAINE FARMERS HURT BY EXCESSIVE RAIN AND COLD WEATHER

Collins, Levin Introduce Bill To Ease Border Traffic

SENATOR COLLINS PRESSES COMMISSIONER TO MAINTAIN STREAMLINED INSPECTIONS OF CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $700,000 TO MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SENATOR COLLINS CONGRATULATES SCARBOROUGH STUDENT FOR RECEVING GEORGE J. MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES CUTLER JOBS SECURE THROUGH 2006

ME/NH DELEGATION MEMBERS CONGRATULATE PNS ON RECEIPT OF CNO ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

Maine Congressional Delegation Statement On The Impact Of The President’s Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Proposal On The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE ALTERNATIVE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR NORTHEAST WOODTURNING, INC. WORKERS IN WEST FARMINGTON, MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUEST

SENATORS COLLINS AND FEINGOLD INTRODUCE RURAL HOME HEALTH LEGISLATION