Press Releases

January 16, 2004

WORKING TO COMBAT IDENTITY THEFT

A new kind of thief is at work, poised to steal not just your money, but your very identity. Last year, more than 9.9 million Americans became victims of identity theft. Technology...

January 14, 2004

COLLINS AND SNOWE ANNOUNCE NEARLY $140,000 FOR AUGUSTA FIRE DEPARMENT

Washington, DC -- Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the Augusta Fire Department will receive a $139,776 federal grant under the Department of Homeland...

January 09, 2004

HELPING CONSTITUENTS ACROSS MAINE

What do you do when the Social Security Administration insists, despite your own equally forceful insistence, that you're dead? How do you find out why the Immigration and...

January 08, 2004

COLLINS, SNOWE, MICHAUD REQUEST HELP FOR MAINE FARMS HURT BY RAINS

Washington, DC -- Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Representative Michael Michaud have asked the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve a...

January 08, 2004

COLLINS URGES USDA TO HONOR MAINE POTATO FARMERS'' INSURANCE CLAIMS

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today wrote a letter to the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency (RMA), asking that he approve the recent...

January 07, 2004

COLLINS ISSUES STATEMENT ON CASCO BAY BRIDGE THREAT

Washington, DC -- As Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee which has oversight over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Senator Susan Collins was kept...

January 05, 2004

BOXER, COLLINS LEAD SENATE WOMEN IN PUSH FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

Washington, DC -- Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bipartisan group, that included all fourteen women members of the U.S. Senate, in urging President...

January 02, 2004

LOOKING BACK AT 2003

In November 1996, the people of Maine first entrusted me with the responsibility of representing them in the United States Senate, and I was honored to be chosen for a second term...

December 29, 2003

THE PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

This is the time of the year when we sing about peace on earth, a season of giving, and good will to all. Around the world, however, strife and violence continue, and it is...

December 29, 2003

COLLINS MAINTAINS PERFECT SENATE VOTING RECORD

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins ends the year with another perfect voting record in the U.S. Senate, extending the number of consecutive roll call votes she has made to...

December 23, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $950 MILLION FOR BIW CONTRACT

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of the Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) with $953,448,087 in funding for construction of two...

December 23, 2003

COLLINS SECURES RAISE FOR YORK COUNTY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The President's Pay Agent has officially granted Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins' (R-ME) request to include parts of York County,...

December 21, 2003

COLLINS REACTS TO INCREASE OF TERROR THREAT LEVEL

BANGOR -- Senator Susan Collins, who is Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee which oversees homeland security, released the following statement with regard to...

December 19, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL $4.6 MILLION FOR MAINE LOW-INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Washington, DC -- Senator Susan Collins today applauded the decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release an additional $598 million for state...

December 19, 2003

THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON

The holidays bring with them many wonderful traditions, and at this is a time of year, we take comfort in honoring old ones and starting new ones. One tradition that truly...

December 18, 2003

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY AND TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS

Washington, DC -- Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that Maine will receive a $1,758,725 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) to help with emergency...

December 17, 2003

COLLINS COMMENDS PRESIDENT FOR STEPS TO IMPROVE HOMELAND SECURITY PREPAREDNESS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today commended President Bush for issuing two directives to strengthen America's homeland...

December 14, 2003

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN

"The capture of Saddam Hussein is great news for the people of Iraq and a tremendous victory for our troops. "When I was in Iraq in July, I learned how important it was to capture...

December 12, 2003

REFORMING OUR SYSTEM OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE

New Englanders have always had a particular appreciation for the tremendous value of our democracy. From the earliest beginnings of this nation, the idea of fair and equal say in...

December 09, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES HOULTON WILL GET FAST ENROLLMENT CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to open a FAST...