Press Releases

October 07, 2013

"Supporting Maine’s Manufacturing Sector"

Manufacturers throughout Maine and the nation recently took part in National Manufacturing Day, an occasion that brought manufacturers together in an effort to address common...

October 07, 2013

Collins, King Statement On Defense Secretary’s Announcement Regarding Furloughs

WASHINGTON, DC – A day after sending a letter to Secretary Hagel regarding the implementation of the “Pay Our Military Act,” U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus...

October 05, 2013

Senator Collins Proposes Compromise To End Shutdown

Washington, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) today outlined on the Senate floor a plan to end the shutdown of government. Saying that “the shutdown...

October 01, 2013

Senator Collins Statement On Pay Our Military Act

WASHINGTON, DC - Senators Susan Collins today issued the following statement after the Senate passed the Pay Our Military Act, which, in the event of a government shutdown, would...

October 01, 2013

Bipartisan Group Of Senators Urges AG Holder To Establish Drug Take-Back Programs For DoD And VA

WASHINGTON, DC -- A bipartisan group of United States Senators, led by Susan Collins (R-ME), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and John Boozman (R-AR), have sent a...

September 30, 2013

Senator Collins Calls For Prevention Of Government Shutdown

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Susan Collins today issued this statement urging congressional leaders and the President to agree to at least a stopgap funding measure to avoid a...

September 27, 2013

Senator Collins Votes To End Debate On Bill That Defunds Obamacare

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins today issued this statement following a vote to end debate on a House-passed government funding bill that also defunds...

September 27, 2013

Law Enforcement Officials Arrest Four Individuals In Connection With Jamaican Telephone Scam

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who is the Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, has been notified that law enforcement officials in New York...

September 26, 2013

Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Designating September As Campus Fire Safety Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution, introduced by Senators Susan Collins, Patty Murray, and Tom Carper, that designates...

September 26, 2013

Senator Collins Cuts Ribbon On New Land Port Of Entry In Van Buren

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today helped cut the ribbon on the new Land Port of Entry (LPOE) in Van Buren, Maine. The event marked the...

September 25, 2013

Senators Collins, King Sign Letter Concerning Foreign Currency Manipulation In Trans-Pacific Partnership

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a large, bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in signing a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and...

September 24, 2013

Reed, Collins Lead Bipartisan Effort To Restore LIHEAP Funding

WASHINGTON, DC -- With the federal government on the verge of a potential shutdown, a bipartisan group of 34 U.S. Senators, led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), are...

September 20, 2013

Collins, King Announce $419,557 Grant For Scarborough Veterans Home

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded $419,557 in federal grant funding to the State...

September 20, 2013

Collins, Murray, Carper Introduce Resolution Designating September As Campus Fire Safety Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Patty Murray, and Tom Carper have introduced a bipartisan resolution designating September 2013 as Campus Fire Safety Month. The...

September 20, 2013

"The Changing Face Of HIV/AIDS In America"

Over the past several decades, improvements in modern medicine have significantly prolonged the lives of those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Our success in combating HIV/AIDS, however,...

September 20, 2013

“The Changing Face of HIV/AIDS in America”

Over the past several decades, improvements in modern medicine have significantly prolonged the lives of those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Our success in combating HIV/AIDS, however,...

September 19, 2013

Senators Collins, Carper Introduce Bill To Create National Network To Track Mercury In The Environment

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) have introduced bipartisan legislation, the "Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act," that...

September 19, 2013

E-Newsletter: September 19, 2013

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September 18, 2013

Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing To Examine The Effects Of HIV/AIDS On Older Americans

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ranking Member Susan Collins, today held a hearing titled, "Older Americans: The...

September 18, 2013

Senator Collins' Statement On Jeff Geiger's Departure From BIW

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement after General Dynamics...

"Supporting Maine’s Manufacturing Sector"

Collins, King Statement On Defense Secretary’s Announcement Regarding Furloughs

Senator Collins Proposes Compromise To End Shutdown

Senator Collins Statement On Pay Our Military Act

Bipartisan Group Of Senators Urges AG Holder To Establish Drug Take-Back Programs For DoD And VA

Senator Collins Calls For Prevention Of Government Shutdown

Senator Collins Votes To End Debate On Bill That Defunds Obamacare

Law Enforcement Officials Arrest Four Individuals In Connection With Jamaican Telephone Scam

Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Designating September As Campus Fire Safety Month

Senator Collins Cuts Ribbon On New Land Port Of Entry In Van Buren

Senators Collins, King Sign Letter Concerning Foreign Currency Manipulation In Trans-Pacific Partnership

Reed, Collins Lead Bipartisan Effort To Restore LIHEAP Funding

Collins, King Announce $419,557 Grant For Scarborough Veterans Home

Collins, Murray, Carper Introduce Resolution Designating September As Campus Fire Safety Month

"The Changing Face Of HIV/AIDS In America"

“The Changing Face of HIV/AIDS in America”

Senators Collins, Carper Introduce Bill To Create National Network To Track Mercury In The Environment

E-Newsletter: September 19, 2013

Senate Aging Committee Holds Hearing To Examine The Effects Of HIV/AIDS On Older Americans

Senator Collins' Statement On Jeff Geiger's Departure From BIW