Press Releases

February 06, 2026

Senator Collins Secures Record Funding for Special Diabetes Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Health Committee, announced that she secured the...

February 06, 2026

SIGNED INTO LAW: Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act Authored by Senator Collins

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the bipartisan Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act, which she introduced with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), has...

February 05, 2026

Senators Collins, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Accounting Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the bipartisan Accounting STEM Pursuit Act that would help address workforce...

February 03, 2026

Senator Collins Questions NIH Director on Medical Research Funding, Women’s Health

Click HERE for a full-resolution image. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins...

February 03, 2026

$8.4 Million for Maine After-School, Child Care, and Education Programs Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $8,403,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

February 03, 2026

Nearly $71 Million for Maine Hospitals and Health Centers Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $70,872,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

February 03, 2026

More Than $3 Million for Emergency Medical Services Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $3,005,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

February 03, 2026

Nearly $2 Million for MDI Biological Laboratory Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,935,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the MDI...

February 03, 2026

More Than $2.5 Million for Recovery Support Services Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $2,647,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the...

February 03, 2026

More Than $3.6 Million for Maine Veterans’ Home Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $3,660,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

February 03, 2026

Nearly $2.7 Million for Biomedical Research at JAX Lab Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $2,679,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for The...

February 03, 2026

More Than $13 Million for Maine’s Health Care Workforce Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $13,085,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for health...

February 03, 2026

$7.9 Million for the UMaine System Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $7,935,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the...

February 03, 2026

Nearly $4 Million for Maine Maritime Academy Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $3,970,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

February 03, 2026

More Than $3 Million for Emergency Medical Services Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $3,005,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

February 03, 2026

Nearly $11 Million for Maine Community Colleges Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $10,663,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

February 03, 2026

More Than $2 Million for Southern Maine Community College Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $2,237,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Southern...

February 03, 2026

Nearly $30 Million for Maine Fire Stations and Public Safety Facilities Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $29,875,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

February 03, 2026

$12 Million to Revitalize Former Mill Sites Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $12,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending to...

February 03, 2026

More than $46 Million for MaineDOT Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $46,250,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the...

Senator Collins Secures Record Funding for Special Diabetes Program

SIGNED INTO LAW: Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act Authored by Senator Collins

Senators Collins, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Accounting Education

Senator Collins Questions NIH Director on Medical Research Funding, Women’s Health

$8.4 Million for Maine After-School, Child Care, and Education Programs Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Nearly $71 Million for Maine Hospitals and Health Centers Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $3 Million for Emergency Medical Services Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $2 Million for MDI Biological Laboratory Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $2.5 Million for Recovery Support Services Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $3.6 Million for Maine Veterans’ Home Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $2.7 Million for Biomedical Research at JAX Lab Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $13 Million for Maine’s Health Care Workforce Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

$7.9 Million for the UMaine System Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Nearly $4 Million for Maine Maritime Academy Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $3 Million for Emergency Medical Services Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $11 Million for Maine Community Colleges Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

More Than $2 Million for Southern Maine Community College Secured by Senator Collins

Nearly $30 Million for Maine Fire Stations and Public Safety Facilities Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

$12 Million to Revitalize Former Mill Sites Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More than $46 Million for MaineDOT Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill