Press Releases

September 17, 2015

Senator Collins Casts 6,000th Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins cast her 6,000th consecutive roll call vote. The fourth term, senior Senator from Maine has never missed a vote since...

September 17, 2015

Senator Collins to Cast 6,000th Consecutive Roll Call Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins will cast her 6,000th consecutive roll call vote. The fourth term, senior Senator from Maine has never...

September 16, 2015

Senator Collins Chairs HELP Committee Hearing, Questions Experts on Ways to Use Health IT to Improve Patient Care

Click here for a high resolution photo from the hearingClick here to download a video of Senator Collins’ questions Washington, D.C....

September 16, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1 Million in Federal Funding For Maine YouthBuild Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Maine organization LearningWorks has received $1.1 million for its YouthBuild...

September 16, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Federal Grant Funding to 3 Maine Museums

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that three museums in Maine will receive federal funding through the...

September 16, 2015

MIKULSKI, COLLINS PRAISE SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY ALL 20 SENATE WOMEN COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF NIH’S OFFICE OF RESEARCH ON WOMEN’S HEALTH

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), senior members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today...

September 15, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $5 Million in Funding from the Department of Health and Human Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a total of $5,497,670 in grant...

September 15, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Locations for Maine’s 2015 Drug Take-Back Day

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the 10th U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced...

September 14, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Grant Funding for Bates College, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded grant funding totaling more...

September 11, 2015

Senator Collins’ Statement in Remembrance of 9/11

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement in remembrance of September 11, 2001:“Fourteen years ago, our nation was stunned by the...

September 11, 2015

Inspiring a Nation

This August, Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Hayer made history when they became the first two women soldiers to complete the notoriously difficult United States...

September 10, 2015

Senators Collins, Mikulski Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Honor First Women to Complete Elite Army Ranger School

WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) led a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing a resolution commending Captain...

September 10, 2015

Collins, King, Poliquin Urge Labor Dept. to Approve Assistance for Displaced Verso Mill Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Bruce Poliquin urged Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to quickly approve a petition for...

September 09, 2015

Senator Collins Announces Position on Iran Nuclear Agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, spoke from the Senate floor today to announce her opposition to the Iran...

September 09, 2015

Senators Collins, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen America’s Commitment to the Next Generation of Researchers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a time when America’s young researchers are facing the worst funding in 50 years, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin...

September 09, 2015

Senators Collins, King Announce Funding to Support Environmental Finance Expertise and Outreach at the University of Southern Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected the University of Southern...

Senator Collins Casts 6,000th Vote

Senator Collins to Cast 6,000th Consecutive Roll Call Vote

Senator Collins Chairs HELP Committee Hearing, Questions Experts on Ways to Use Health IT to Improve Patient Care

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1 Million in Federal Funding For Maine YouthBuild Program

Senators Collins, King Announce Federal Grant Funding to 3 Maine Museums

MIKULSKI, COLLINS PRAISE SENATE PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY ALL 20 SENATE WOMEN COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF NIH’S OFFICE OF RESEARCH ON WOMEN’S HEALTH

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $5 Million in Funding from the Department of Health and Human Services

Senators Collins, King Announce Locations for Maine’s 2015 Drug Take-Back Day

Senators Collins, King Announce Grant Funding for Bates College, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems

Senator Collins’ Statement in Remembrance of 9/11

Inspiring a Nation

Senators Collins, Mikulski Lead Bipartisan Resolution to Honor First Women to Complete Elite Army Ranger School

Collins, King, Poliquin Urge Labor Dept. to Approve Assistance for Displaced Verso Mill Workers

Senator Collins Announces Position on Iran Nuclear Agreement

Senators Collins, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen America’s Commitment to the Next Generation of Researchers

Cantwell, Collins, Gillibrand, Kaine Reintroduce Apprenticeship Bill to Train the Next Generation of American Workers

Improving Education, Expanding Opportunity

Senator Collins Delivers First Speech of the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s 2015 Distinguished Lecturer Series

Sound the Alarm: Fraud Hotline Shines Light on Scams Targeting Seniors

Senators Collins, King Announce Funding to Support Environmental Finance Expertise and Outreach at the University of Southern Maine