Press Releases

March 11, 2022

Nearly $650,000 for New Mobile Unit for Aroostook County Action Program Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $643,000 for a new mobile...

March 11, 2022

$3.1 Million for Loring Commerce Centre Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured $3,100,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Loring Commerce Centre in the Fiscal Year 2022...

March 11, 2022

Nearly $4.6 Million for Maine Workforce Development Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured $4,565,000 to help promote workforce development opportunities across Maine. A senior...

March 10, 2022

Collins, King Announce $800,000 to Expand Employment, Workforce Training Opportunities in Coastal Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Coastal Communities Workforce Inc. has received a total of $800,000 to help strengthen its...

February 18, 2022

Maine Delegation, Governor Mills Urge Biden Administration to Extend FEMA Cost Share Measures

PORTLAND, MAINE—Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Maine Governor Janet Mills are urging the Biden Administration to extend federal...

February 18, 2022

Senators Collins, Shaheen, Leahy Lead Push to Reauthorize Program that Supports Hard-Hit Businesses, Rural Communities

Washington, D.C. – As senior members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT)...

February 16, 2022

Collins-Manchin-Portman-Sinema Statement on Meeting with Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) issued the following statement after hosting a G-20...

February 07, 2022

Maine Delegation and Governor Mills Push for Delay of Unfair, Flawed Regulations on Lobster Industry

Washington, D.C.—In a continuation of their advocacy on behalf of Maine lobstermen and women, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and...

January 27, 2022

Collins, King Announce DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas That Will Support Maine’s Tourism Industry

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) announced today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL)...

January 24, 2022

Collins, King, Announce $500,000 to Support Aquaculture Training Program in Maine

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) has been awarded $500,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...

January 20, 2022

Senator Collins Announces More Than $650,000 for Maine Housing Authorities

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that nine housing authorities in Maine will receive a...

January 20, 2022

Maine Delegation Presses Dept. of Transportation to Help Alleviate Bus Driver Shortage

In response to a serious and sustained shortage of school bus drivers across Maine, the state’s congressional delegation is pushing the U.S. Department of Transportation...

January 19, 2022

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $18.5 Million for Four Maine Dredging Projects

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that four Maine dredging projects in Ogunquit, Scarborough, Milbridge, and Bar Harbor totaling...

January 18, 2022

Collins, Shaheen Participate in Annual “State of American Business” Virtual Event Hosted by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a virtual bipartisan panel hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss challenges...

January 14, 2022

Senator Collins Announces $45 Million for Maine Bridges

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that Maine will receive a total of $45 million to maintain and reconstruct bridges across the state....

January 12, 2022

Senator Collins Calls on USPS to Improve Speed of Mail Delivery in Maine

Washington, D.C.—In response to reports of widespread delays and disruptions in mail delivery, U.S. Senator Susan Collins wrote to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to press him...

December 14, 2021

Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Protect Americans from Inflation Caused by Reckless Government Spending

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ remarks. Click HERE to download. Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ remarks. Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator...

October 13, 2021

Senator Collins’ Statement on Reopening of U.S.-Canada Land Border to Vaccinated Canadians

Caribou, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement following the announcement that vaccinated Canadians will soon be allowed to cross the land border between the U.S. and...

September 28, 2021

Senator Collins Champions Virtue and Dignity of Work to Help Americans Achieve Pathway out of Poverty

Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ remarks. Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ remarks. Click HERE to download. Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator...

August 10, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $5 Million to Support Economic Development, Infrastructure Projects Across Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that 12 organizations and towns across the State of Maine have received a total of $4,855,281 to support...

Nearly $650,000 for New Mobile Unit for Aroostook County Action Program Secured by Senator Collins

$3.1 Million for Loring Commerce Centre Secured by Senator Collins

Nearly $4.6 Million for Maine Workforce Development Secured by Senator Collins

Collins, King Announce $800,000 to Expand Employment, Workforce Training Opportunities in Coastal Maine

Maine Delegation, Governor Mills Urge Biden Administration to Extend FEMA Cost Share Measures

Senators Collins, Shaheen, Leahy Lead Push to Reauthorize Program that Supports Hard-Hit Businesses, Rural Communities

Collins-Manchin-Portman-Sinema Statement on Meeting with Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu

Maine Delegation and Governor Mills Push for Delay of Unfair, Flawed Regulations on Lobster Industry

Collins, King Announce DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas That Will Support Maine’s Tourism Industry

Collins, King, Announce $500,000 to Support Aquaculture Training Program in Maine

Senator Collins Announces More Than $650,000 for Maine Housing Authorities

Maine Delegation Presses Dept. of Transportation to Help Alleviate Bus Driver Shortage

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $18.5 Million for Four Maine Dredging Projects

Collins, Shaheen Participate in Annual “State of American Business” Virtual Event Hosted by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Senator Collins Announces $45 Million for Maine Bridges

Senator Collins Calls on USPS to Improve Speed of Mail Delivery in Maine

Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Protect Americans from Inflation Caused by Reckless Government Spending

Senator Collins’ Statement on Reopening of U.S.-Canada Land Border to Vaccinated Canadians

Senator Collins Champions Virtue and Dignity of Work to Help Americans Achieve Pathway out of Poverty

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $5 Million to Support Economic Development, Infrastructure Projects Across Maine