Press Releases

December 13, 2016

21st Century Cures Act Signed into Law Today with 5 Provisions Authored by Senator Collins

The Act Will Help Fight Against Opioid Abuse Through $1 Billion in State Grants; Spur Innovative Treatments and Cures for Alzheimer’s, Cancer, and Many Other Diseases; and Improve...

December 08, 2016

Senator Collins Joins Other Committee Leaders in Bipartisan Ceremony Marking the Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act

Legislation Will Help Fight Against Opioid Abuse Through $1 Billion in State Grants; Spur Innovative Treatments and Cures for Alzheimer’s, Cancer, and Many Other Diseases by...

December 07, 2016

Senate Passes 21st Century Cures Act with 5 Provisions Authored by Senator Collins

Legislation Will Help Fight Against Opioid Abuse Through $1 Billion in State Grants; Spur Innovative Treatments and Cures for Alzheimer’s, Cancer, and Many Other Diseases;...

December 05, 2016

Senator Collins to Speak from the Senate Floor on 21st Century Cures Act, Landmark Medical Innovation Legislation That Includes 5 Pieces of Legislation She Authored

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ floor statement on the Senior $afe Act Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging...

November 04, 2016

U.S. Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Medicare to Ensure Coverage for Lifesaving Diabetes Treatments

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Co-Chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, sent a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare...

November 03, 2016

Collins, Stabenow, Markey, Capito Applaud Announcement that Medicare Will Implement HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act, Pay for New Care Plans to Provide Support to Families of Alzheimer’s patients

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced that for the first...

October 18, 2016

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Locations for 2016 Drug Take-Back Day

Drug Take-Back Day Will Take Place from 10 a.m.—2 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2016Washington, D.C. — Ahead of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s National...

September 28, 2016

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Applauds FDA Approval of First Artificial Pancreas Device

First-of-its-kind technology will revolutionize care for people with Type 1 diabetes Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the founder and cochairman of the...

September 22, 2016

Collins, King Announces Nearly $1 Million for Community Health Centers Across Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that eighteen community health centers across Maine will receive a total of $963,623 in federal...

September 22, 2016

Senator Collins Applauds $25 Million for Alzheimer’s Research Center to be Co-Led by The Jackson Laboratory

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Co-Chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s, applauded today’s announcement that the National Institute on Aging has...

September 22, 2016

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Questions FDA's Head of Pharmaceuticals about Skyrocketing Price of EpiPen®

Sen. Collins: It strikes me that Mylan is ‘gaming the system’Click HERE to watchWashington, D.C. —U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging...

September 20, 2016

Collins, King Announce Nearly $1 Million in Medical Science Funding for The Jackson Lab and RockStep Solutions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the National Institute of General Medical Sciences is awarding a total of $964,714 to The...

September 20, 2016

Collins, Shaheen Lead Push to Ensure Continued Support for Special Diabetes Program

Click HERE to read the signed PDFWashington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, coauthored a...

September 15, 2016

Collins, Cardin Lead 2016 Senate Recognition of Direct Support Professionals

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced a Senate resolution celebrating "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition...

September 13, 2016

Senator Susan Collins Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Excellence in Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins received the National Distinguished Advocacy Award today, the most prestigious honor bestowed by the American Cancer Society...

September 13, 2016

Collins, King Announce $1.18 Million in Funding for Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Programs

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a total of $1,180,000 in grant...

September 08, 2016

21st Century Cures Act Signed into Law Today with 5 Provisions Authored by Senator Collins

Senator Collins Joins Other Committee Leaders in Bipartisan Ceremony Marking the Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act

Senate Passes 21st Century Cures Act with 5 Provisions Authored by Senator Collins

Senator Collins to Speak from the Senate Floor on 21st Century Cures Act, Landmark Medical Innovation Legislation That Includes 5 Pieces of Legislation She Authored

U.S. Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Medicare to Ensure Coverage for Lifesaving Diabetes Treatments

Collins, Stabenow, Markey, Capito Applaud Announcement that Medicare Will Implement HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act, Pay for New Care Plans to Provide Support to Families of Alzheimer’s patients

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Locations for 2016 Drug Take-Back Day

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Applauds FDA Approval of First Artificial Pancreas Device

Collins, King Announces Nearly $1 Million for Community Health Centers Across Maine

Senator Collins Applauds $25 Million for Alzheimer’s Research Center to be Co-Led by The Jackson Laboratory

U.S. Senator Susan Collins Questions FDA's Head of Pharmaceuticals about Skyrocketing Price of EpiPen®

Collins, King Announce Nearly $1 Million in Medical Science Funding for The Jackson Lab and RockStep Solutions

Collins, Shaheen Lead Push to Ensure Continued Support for Special Diabetes Program

Collins, Cardin Lead 2016 Senate Recognition of Direct Support Professionals

Senator Susan Collins Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Excellence in Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy

Collins, King Announce $1.18 Million in Funding for Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Programs

Collins, King Announce $200,000 in Funding for Cary Medical Center in Caribou

Following Senator Collins Strong Advocacy, HUD Proposes to Strengthen Blood Lead Threshold to Match the CDC’s Standard

Collins, King Announce $2.25 Million in Funding to Help Prevent Youth Substance Abuse in Maine

Collins, King Announce $605,230 in Funding to Help Combat the Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Maine