Press Releases

October 31, 2006

PATTEN FREE LIBRARY IN BATH SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONWIDE “BIG READ”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins are pleased to announce that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has selected the...

October 27, 2006

Voting & Public Service

Mainers have a proud tradition of being among the most active and involved voters in the country. Election after election, our residents go to the polls in...

October 27, 2006

SOUTH BERWICK FAMILY MEETS WITH SENATOR COLLINS IN WASHINGTON, DC

Senator Susan Collins recently met in her Washington, DC office with the Whelan family of South Berwick, Maine. David Whelan works for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and was in...

October 24, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $18 MILLION PROJECT FOR SACO DEFENSE

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Susan Collins today announced that General Dynamics was awarded an $18,418,800 contract from the U.S. Army. The contract is for 1,300 M2...

October 23, 2006

Unmasking Mental Illness

Recently, I was honored to serve as a Co-Chair of the 2006 Gala Celebration of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The theme of the evening was “Unmasking...

October 23, 2006

GAO RELEASES REPORT REVEALING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C.--At the request of Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), the GAO today released a new report...

October 19, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH NYLC STUDENTS FROM MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today was pleased to meet with Dan Tyler of Brunswick, Emily Hansen of Kennebunk, and Krista Williamson of Camden. The students...

October 18, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $4.6...

October 17, 2006

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS SENATOR COLLINS’ PORT SECURITY BILL INTO LAW

WASHINGTON, DC—During a bill signing ceremony at the White House this morning, President Bush signed into law port security legislation authored by Chairman of the Homeland...

October 17, 2006

Senator Collins Speaks With John Bapst Students About Ethics In Government

Senator Collins visited John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor on October 3rd to speak with students about the importance of ethics. She touched on various issues in...

October 16, 2006

Investing In Our Homeland Security

Congress made real progress this session in strengthening our nation’s homeland security by addressing some of our major vulnerabilities. This progress – reform...

October 11, 2006

NEW YORK TIMES INTERVIEWS SENATOR COLLINS ON IRAQ

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was recently quoted in the New York Times responding to comments made by Senator John...

October 10, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON N. KOREA NUCLEAR TEST

WASHINGTON, DC—Susan Collins, who is a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released this statement on the nuclear test conducted by North Korea: “The...

October 10, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $13.7 MILLION CONTRACT TO BATH IRON WORKS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, who is a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that the Pentagon has awarded a $13,730,538 contract to Bath Iron...

October 10, 2006

Training Maine’s Family Physicians: Vital Health Care Providers

One of the biggest challenges facing rural communities in Maine and throughout the nation is ensuring access to health care. In Maine, we are experiencing a significant shortage of...

October 05, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $300,000 TO CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $299,815 in funding to...

October 05, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OF OLD TOWN MILL SITE

BANGOR, ME- Senator Susan Collins, who worked with other Members of the Maine Congressional delegation, Governor Baldacci, and Old Town Mill officials, has released...

October 05, 2006

SENATORS COLLINS, LEVIN RELEASE NEW REPORT ON US STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Carl Levin (D-MI) today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which states that the Department of Energy...

October 05, 2006

CONGRESS APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS' PROVISION THAT PAVES THE WAY FOR FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR SENIORS

WASHINGTON, DC—Congress has approved a provision, authored by Senator Susan Collins, that would pave the way for communities throughout the nation to apply for federal grants...

October 02, 2006

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $2 MILLION TO MAINE HIGH SCHOOLS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, WORK

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a collaborative of five Maine high schools a...

PATTEN FREE LIBRARY IN BATH SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONWIDE “BIG READ”

Voting & Public Service

SOUTH BERWICK FAMILY MEETS WITH SENATOR COLLINS IN WASHINGTON, DC

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $18 MILLION PROJECT FOR SACO DEFENSE

Unmasking Mental Illness

GAO RELEASES REPORT REVEALING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

SENATOR COLLINS MEETS WITH NYLC STUDENTS FROM MAINE

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR MAINE

PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS SENATOR COLLINS’ PORT SECURITY BILL INTO LAW

Senator Collins Speaks With John Bapst Students About Ethics In Government

Investing In Our Homeland Security

NEW YORK TIMES INTERVIEWS SENATOR COLLINS ON IRAQ

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON N. KOREA NUCLEAR TEST

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $13.7 MILLION CONTRACT TO BATH IRON WORKS

Training Maine’s Family Physicians: Vital Health Care Providers

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE NEARLY $300,000 TO CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SENATOR COLLINS APPLAUDS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OF OLD TOWN MILL SITE

SENATORS COLLINS, LEVIN RELEASE NEW REPORT ON US STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

CONGRESS APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS' PROVISION THAT PAVES THE WAY FOR FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR SENIORS

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $2 MILLION TO MAINE HIGH SCHOOLS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, WORK