Press Releases

November 01, 2002

EXPANDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN MAINE

One of my top priorities in the U.S. Senate has been to expand access to affordable health care for all Americans. There are more than 42 million Americans who are uninsured...

October 31, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $895,913 HUD GRANT TO THE FRANNIE PEABODY CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the Frannie Peabody Center, located in Portland, will receive $895,913 in grant funding from...

October 31, 2002

Statement Of Senators Snowe And Collins On The Announced Closure Of Houlton International Corporation

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins pledged their support to employees of Houlton International Corp., in response to the company's announcement that...

October 31, 2002

FORMER ENRON EXECUTIVE ANDREW FASTOW INDICTED

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) today applauded the indictment of former Enron Chief Financial...

October 30, 2002

STATEMENT OF SENATORS OLYMPIA SNOWE AND SUSAN COLLINS ON THE CLOSING OF OSRAM SYLVANIA

WASHINGTON, D.C.- In response to the recent announcement that Osram Sylvania in Bangor will be moving its operations to Mexico, resulting in 98 lay-offs, U.S. Senators Olympia...

October 30, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES $400,000 DOL GRANT TO KENNEBEC VALLLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR METAL TRADES PROJECT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Kennebec Valley Technical College will receive a $400,000 in grant funding from the Department of Labor (DOL),...

October 30, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES AIR FORCE ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS WILL MOVE TO MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced a re-alignment of the accounting and financial operations for the United...

October 29, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO ADDRESS DROUGHT IN NORTHEAST

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator Susan Collins today joined with colleagues from throughout the Northeast United States in urging the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

October 29, 2002

PRESIDENT SIGNS HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Bush today signed the "Help America Vote Act," legislation that was passed by the United States Senate earlier this month by a margin of 92-2. The...

October 28, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN DOUBLE-HULLED TANKERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins today urged Byron Cavaney, President of the American Petroleum Institute, to encourage oil and oil transportation member industries...

October 28, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2.1 MILLION LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL GRANT TO STATE OF MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the State of Maine will receive a $2,160,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of...

October 28, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION NOAA GRANT TO MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the Maine Department of Marine Resources will receive $2 million in grant funding from the...

October 25, 2002

COUNTERING THE IRAQI THREAT

The House and Senate recently gave strong support to a bipartisan resolution, authored by Senators Lieberman, Warner, McCain, and Bayh, to authorize the use of force against Iraq...

October 23, 2002

MAINE FIRMS BENEFIT FROM FUNDS SECURED BY SENATOR COLLINS IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. ¨C U.S. Senator Susan Collins, today applauded President George W. Bush for signing the Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2003. The agreement will...

October 23, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $399,222 HHS GRANT TO STATE OF MAINE JUDICIAL BRANCH FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the State of Maine Judicial Branch will receive $399,222 in grant funding from the U.S....

October 23, 2002

YORK AND OXFORD COUNTIES RECEIVE DISASTER DESIGNATION TO ADDRESS DROUGHT LOSSES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today announced that York and Oxford Counties have been designated a Federal Disaster Area by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for...

October 23, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CONGRATULATES PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, RECIPIENT OF ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins has received notification that the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery has been recognized by the Secretary of the Navy as a...

October 22, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $100,000 GRANT TO MAINE UNDERGRADUATES THROUGH MAINE SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that $100,000 in Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) funding will be made available on a...

October 22, 2002

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AGREES TO COLLINS REQUEST TO STUDY EAST-WEST HIGHWAY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the meeting of the Bangor Chamber of Commerce today, United States Senator Susan Collins announced that the Federal Highway Administration has committed to...

October 21, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS PRESIDENT’S GENERIC DRUGS PROPOSAL A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins today reacted to the administration's proposed new regulations aimed at increasing the availability of lower-cost generic drugs for...

EXPANDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN MAINE

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $895,913 HUD GRANT TO THE FRANNIE PEABODY CENTER

Statement Of Senators Snowe And Collins On The Announced Closure Of Houlton International Corporation

FORMER ENRON EXECUTIVE ANDREW FASTOW INDICTED

STATEMENT OF SENATORS OLYMPIA SNOWE AND SUSAN COLLINS ON THE CLOSING OF OSRAM SYLVANIA

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES $400,000 DOL GRANT TO KENNEBEC VALLLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR METAL TRADES PROJECT

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES AIR FORCE ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS WILL MOVE TO MAINE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO ADDRESS DROUGHT IN NORTHEAST

PRESIDENT SIGNS HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS URGES AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN DOUBLE-HULLED TANKERS

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2.1 MILLION LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL GRANT TO STATE OF MAINE

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION NOAA GRANT TO MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

COUNTERING THE IRAQI THREAT

MAINE FIRMS BENEFIT FROM FUNDS SECURED BY SENATOR COLLINS IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $399,222 HHS GRANT TO STATE OF MAINE JUDICIAL BRANCH FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

YORK AND OXFORD COUNTIES RECEIVE DISASTER DESIGNATION TO ADDRESS DROUGHT LOSSES

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CONGRATULATES PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, RECIPIENT OF ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $100,000 GRANT TO MAINE UNDERGRADUATES THROUGH MAINE SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AGREES TO COLLINS REQUEST TO STUDY EAST-WEST HIGHWAY

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS PRESIDENT’S GENERIC DRUGS PROPOSAL A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION