Press Releases

September 10, 2003

MIKULSKI AND COLLINS SUCCEED IN EFFORT TO HELP EASE NURSING SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today the Senate accepted an amendment offered by Senators Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) that will help ease the nursing shortage by...

September 08, 2003

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM CASE

"Today's special session of the United States Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of the bipartisan campaign finance reform law will have far reaching implications for...

September 08, 2003

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION FUNDING FOR VETERANS AND HOUSING INTERESTS IN MAINE

WASHINGTON, DC - Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $3.5 million dollars for Maine as part of the Fiscal...

September 08, 2003

COLLINS ISSUES STATEMENT REACTING TO PRESIDENT’S SPEECH ON IRAQ

BANGOR -- Senator Susan Collins, who is a Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and recently traveled to Iraq and last year to Afghanistan, released the following statement...

September 05, 2003

COLLINS ANNOUNCES NEW POST OFFICE FOR HANOVER

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Postal Service has approved plans to build a new post office...

September 05, 2003

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH

It is still difficult to comprehend the full force of the tragedy our nation suffered on September 11, 2001 — the thousands who died, the families who lost loved ones, and...

September 04, 2003

COLLINS DISCUSSES AIR FORCE ACADEMY SEX SCANDAL SURVEY WITH DEFENSE OFFICIAL

WASHINGTON, DC -- Earlier today, U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General Joseph Schmitz met with three senators, including Senator Susan Collins, to discuss the findings of a...

September 03, 2003

COLLINS WORKS TO ALLEVIATE MAINE’S NURSING SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Susan Collins today offered an amendment to a health spending bill to provide an additional $63 million in funding for programs to recruit and retain...

September 02, 2003

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF FORMER STATE REP. RUEL CROSS

PORTLAND -- Senator Susan Collins today released the following statement with regard to the passing of Ruel P. Cross, who served as Representative in Maine's 116th-119th State...

August 29, 2003

BOOSTING OUR SCHOOLS AS CHILDREN HEAD BACK TO THE CLASSROOM

As summer winds down in Maine, we can look forward to yet another wonderful fall – and another round of visitors to our state, anxious to take in the scenery that makes our state...

August 22, 2003

REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL AND PROTECTING OUR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

The recent power outages that crippled cities throughout the Northeast came with a hefty pricetag – and a warning. City officials in New York have estimated that the blackout cost...

August 22, 2003

COLLINS ASSISTS IN AWARDING MEDALS TO NAVY VETERAN

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins will present Navy veteran Lannes Williams with Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medals that he earned during service in World War II but...

August 22, 2003

COLLINS URGES JUSTICE DEPT TO SUPPORT RX DRUG GRANT FOR MAINE

Chairman Collins Urges Justice Department to Support Prescription Drug Monitoring Grant for Maine WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan...

August 21, 2003

COLLINS TO ADDRESS PORTLAND SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, DC -- Senator Susan Collins will be the opening speaker at a US Department of Housing and Urban Development conference focused on helping small business owners obtain...

August 19, 2003

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON BOMBING OF UN HEADQUARTERS IN BAGHDAD

"The international community must join the United States in condemning the bombing of the Untied Nations Headquarters in Baghdad. This act of terrorism against peaceful...

August 15, 2003

WORKING TO PROVIDE MAINERS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING

It is unacceptable that hardworking men and women in the Untied States are unable to afford the most basic housing accommodations. It is also unacceptable that families often...

August 08, 2003

COMBATING THE GROWING ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

In 2001, deaths from prescription drug overdoses in Maine exceeded deaths from illegal drugs for the first time ever, and the alarming trend continues today. The number of...

August 06, 2003

SENATOR COLLINS FOCUSES ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AT BANGOR HEARING

BANGOR, ME -- Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today held a committee hearing in Bangor, Maine, to call attention to the growing problem of prescription...

August 01, 2003

ENSURING FEDERAL CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED TO ETHICAL COMPANIES

The business and accounting scandals that captured so many recent headlines shook the confidence of countless Americans in our financial markets, but also exposed the great...

July 31, 2003

LEVIN, COLLINS INTRODUCE BILL TO EASE BORDER TRAFFIC AND IMPROVE TRADE CORRIDORS

WASHINGTON -- Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, today introduced legislation aimed at improving the transportation system for international and interstate...

MIKULSKI AND COLLINS SUCCEED IN EFFORT TO HELP EASE NURSING SHORTAGE

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM CASE

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2.5 MILLION FUNDING FOR VETERANS AND HOUSING INTERESTS IN MAINE

COLLINS ISSUES STATEMENT REACTING TO PRESIDENT’S SPEECH ON IRAQ

COLLINS ANNOUNCES NEW POST OFFICE FOR HANOVER

REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH

COLLINS DISCUSSES AIR FORCE ACADEMY SEX SCANDAL SURVEY WITH DEFENSE OFFICIAL

COLLINS WORKS TO ALLEVIATE MAINE’S NURSING SHORTAGE

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF FORMER STATE REP. RUEL CROSS

BOOSTING OUR SCHOOLS AS CHILDREN HEAD BACK TO THE CLASSROOM

REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL AND PROTECTING OUR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

COLLINS ASSISTS IN AWARDING MEDALS TO NAVY VETERAN

COLLINS URGES JUSTICE DEPT TO SUPPORT RX DRUG GRANT FOR MAINE

COLLINS TO ADDRESS PORTLAND SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE

COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON BOMBING OF UN HEADQUARTERS IN BAGHDAD

WORKING TO PROVIDE MAINERS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING

COMBATING THE GROWING ABUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

SENATOR COLLINS FOCUSES ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE AT BANGOR HEARING

ENSURING FEDERAL CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED TO ETHICAL COMPANIES

LEVIN, COLLINS INTRODUCE BILL TO EASE BORDER TRAFFIC AND IMPROVE TRADE CORRIDORS