People in Maine and throughout the country are being squeezed between skyrocketing energy prices and soaring increases in food costs. Here and around the world, the rising cost of...
Today, Peter Cianchette of Portland was sworn-in by the U.S. Department of State to become U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica. Senator Susan Collins supported...
The President today signed the “Consolidated Natural Resources Act,” which includes legislation, authored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, which would improve Acadia...
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME), today held a hearing titled,...
At today’s Senate Energy Committee meeting, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House Resource Study Act was debated and forwarded favorably to the full Senate for Consideration. The...
U.S. Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH), John Sununu (R-NH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2009 Department of...
Recently, truckers from throughout America converged on Washington to protest high diesel fuel prices. I met with a group of about 25 Maine truckers and their families that day and...
Maine members of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) today presented U.S. Senator Susan Collins with a Certificate of Excellence Award for her dedication and commitment to...
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to give final approval today to the “Consolidated Natural Resources Act,” which includes legislation authored by Senator...
The United States Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution, authored by Senator Susan Collins, officially recognizing the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Seeds of Peace...
Record-high energy prices affect almost every aspect of daily life. The soaring costs of gasoline, home heating oil, and diesel create tremendous hardships for American families,...
In a speech on the Senate floor today, Earth Day, U.S. Senator Susan Collins outlined her ten-point plan to address the current energy crisis. Following is the full text...
Recently, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Herb Kohl (D-WI), and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) unveiled bipartisan legislation to protect financially distressed homeowners – often...
These are challenging economic times. The innovation and energy of our nation’s small manufacturers are essential to meeting this challenge.
Recently, I was honored to be...
During a recent press conference on Capitol Hill, Senator Susan Collins joined with Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Evan Bayh (D-IN) in calling on the Administration and...
AARP, the nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over, today announced its support for bipartisan legislation, sponsored by U.S. Senator Susan...
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., recently heard somber testimony about the...
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators including Susan Collins, have introduced legislation to benefit members of the National Guard and Reserve by amending current law to include any...
U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that three Maine Native American tribes will receive a combined $3,167,189 in grant funding as part of the U.S....
As Maine and our nation face the challenge of a global economy, it is more essential than ever that the doors to higher education be open to all, regardless of economic status. For...