Press Releases

October 11, 2002

FIGHTING BREAST CANCER

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This special designation draws attention to the approximately 182,800 new cases of breast cancer that will be diagnosed this...

October 10, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR SENATE TO ADDRESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROTECTIONS THIS SESSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins has joined with many of her colleagues in sending a message to Majority Leader Daschle to place bipartisan legislation to strengthen...

October 10, 2002

Statement Of Senator Susan M. Collins Authorization On Iraq

Mr. President, the decision to authorize the use of military force is the most significant vote that a member of the Senate can ever cast. The Constitution clearly vests that...

October 10, 2002

MAINE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP TO RECEIVE $1.5 MILLION IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), as a member of the New England Consortium, will receive funding...

October 10, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) announced today that she would support a bipartisan resolution authorizing the use of military force against Iraq, describing...

October 09, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO CREATE MANDATORY FORMULA FOR VA FUNDING

WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Susan Collins is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation with Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) that would provide a guaranteed adequate level of funding for...

October 08, 2002

STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS PRAISE COLLINS ON INVESTOR PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) praised Senator Susan M. Collins for her many efforts in recent years to protect investors from...

October 08, 2002

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE TAA ELIGIBILITY TO SIX FORMER TJ EDWARDS CO. EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that six former employees of TJ Edwards Company in Auburn will receive Trade Adjustment Assistance...

October 08, 2002

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES RESOLUTION TO DISAPPROVE FEC’S SOFT MONEY RULES

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Senator Susan M. Collins joined Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Olympia Snowe, and others in introducing legislation rejecting the rule...

October 04, 2002

SENATE PASSES ARMED FORCES TAX FAIRNESS ACT, CO-SPONSORED BY SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Collins joined her colleagues last night in passing the Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002. Senator Collins cosponsored the bill that will greatly...

October 03, 2002

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS FOR INCREASED COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SECURITY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is urging National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice,...

October 03, 2002

PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM FOOD ALLERGIES

Seven million Americans suffer from food allergies. Approximately 30,000 people annually are rushed to the emergency room because of an allergic reaction. One hundred and fifty...

October 02, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $99,990 DOJ GRANT TO CITY OF GARDINER FOR DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the City of Gardiner's Area Community Collaborative will receive a $99,990 grant from the U.S....

October 02, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $275,000 HHS GRANT TO EXPAND THE N.E. ALLIANCE FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the New England Institute for Addiction Studies, based in Augusta, will receive a $275,000...

October 02, 2002

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $85,526 DOJ GRANT TO MAINE COALITION TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence will receive $85,526 in grant funding from the...

October 02, 2002

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $225,000 IN DOJ GRANT FUNDING TO VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC., TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that Volunteers of America Northern New England, Inc., based in Brunswick, will receive $225,000 in...

October 02, 2002

FIGHTING BREAST CANCER

SENATOR COLLINS CALLS FOR SENATE TO ADDRESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROTECTIONS THIS SESSION

Statement Of Senator Susan M. Collins Authorization On Iraq

MAINE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP TO RECEIVE $1.5 MILLION IN FY 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO CREATE MANDATORY FORMULA FOR VA FUNDING

STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS PRAISE COLLINS ON INVESTOR PROTECTION

SENATORS SNOWE & COLLINS ANNOUNCE TAA ELIGIBILITY TO SIX FORMER TJ EDWARDS CO. EMPLOYEES

SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES RESOLUTION TO DISAPPROVE FEC’S SOFT MONEY RULES

SENATE PASSES ARMED FORCES TAX FAIRNESS ACT, CO-SPONSORED BY SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS CALLS FOR INCREASED COMMERCIAL SATELLITE SECURITY

PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM FOOD ALLERGIES

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $99,990 DOJ GRANT TO CITY OF GARDINER FOR DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $275,000 HHS GRANT TO EXPAND THE N.E. ALLIANCE FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $85,526 DOJ GRANT TO MAINE COALITION TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $225,000 IN DOJ GRANT FUNDING TO VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC., TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES

HOUSE APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS’S LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS SHORTAGE OF DENTISTS IN RURAL AREAS.

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE HUD HCV FSS FUNDING FOR 7 PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES IN MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR C.F. HATHAWAY EMPLOYEES

SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $224,618 DOE GRANT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE TRANSITION TO TEACHING PROGRAM