Press Releases

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

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $200,000 to Cary Medical...

September 07, 2016

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

Washington, D.C.—Following the strong advocacy byU.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations...

September 06, 2016

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has awarded a total of $2,250,000 in...

September 01, 2016

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that two agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have awarded...

August 25, 2016

Senate Aging Committee Chairman Collins’ Statement on Mylan Announcement to Expand Rebates for EpiPen®

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, released a statement following reports that Mylan would increase patient rebates for...

August 11, 2016

Collins Leads Bipartisan Senators, including King, in urging CMS to Exapnd Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led a bipartisan group of 29 senators, including Senator Angus King, in urging the Centers for...

August 11, 2016

Collins, King Urge Support for Medicare Counseling Program

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a letter to leaders of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senators Susan Collins...

August 11, 2016

NIH States $414 Million in Additional FY 2018 Funding Needed for Alzheimer's Research

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, released the following statement after the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

July 20, 2016

Senators Collins, McCaskill Seek More Information on AstraZeneca’s Position That Generic Competitors to Crestor Should be Delayed

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, sent a letter to AstraZeneca...

July 20, 2016

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

Senate Aging Committee Chairman Collins’ Statement on Mylan Announcement to Expand Rebates for EpiPen®

Collins Leads Bipartisan Senators, including King, in urging CMS to Exapnd Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage

Collins, King Urge Support for Medicare Counseling Program

NIH States $414 Million in Additional FY 2018 Funding Needed for Alzheimer's Research

Senators Collins, McCaskill Seek More Information on AstraZeneca’s Position That Generic Competitors to Crestor Should be Delayed

Senators Collins, King Announce More than $1.8 Million for Lead Abatement in Portland

Senate Passes Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act with Two Provisions Authored by Senator Collins

Senate Passes Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act

Maine Receives Nearly $200,000 to Combat Spread of Zika Virus

Senator Collins Announces Appropriations Committee Approves $261 Million to Combat Opioid Abuse

Appropriations Committee Passes Funding Bill with Nearly $1.4 Billion for Alzheimer’s Research