Press Releases

December 29, 2025

Senator Collins Announces $190 Million for Maine Rural Hospitals and Providers through Rural Health Transformation Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Maine will receive $190 million in first-year funding through the...

December 12, 2025

Senator Collins Joins Call for Correcting Exclusion of Graduate Nursing Degrees in “Professional Degree” Definition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and bipartisan and bicameral group of more than 140 members of Congress sent a letter to Department of Education Under...

December 11, 2025

Senator Collins’ Statement on Votes on Alternatives to Address Expiration of ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement after voting to proceed to consideration of both the Democratic- and Republican-sponsored health care...

December 08, 2025

Senators Collins, Moreno Unveil Legislation to Extend and Reform Enhanced ACA Premium Tax Credits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins joined Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) in introducing the Consumer Affordability and Responsibility Enhancement (CARE) Act to...

December 04, 2025

Senator Collins Announces Jackson Laboratory to Receive Maine’s First ARPA-H Grant

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) in Bar Harbor is the first-ever research institution in Maine to be awarded a grant...

December 04, 2025

Senator Collins Calls for Continued Bipartisan Support for Alzheimer’s, Biomedical Research

Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download the full interview. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate...

December 03, 2025

Senator Collins Questions Health Insurance Experts on Fixes for ACA Subsidies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned health insurance experts on the...

December 02, 2025

Senator Collins’ Substance Use and Mental Illness Provisions Signed into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The President signed into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill that strengthens prevention, treatment, and...

November 23, 2025

Senator Collins Visits Northern Light AR Gould Hospital

Click HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos Presque Isle, ME – U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited Northern Light AR Gould Hospital yesterday to meet with staff and see...

November 21, 2025

Senator Collins Visits Central Aroostook Ambulance Service

Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos. Blaine, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited the Central Aroostook Ambulance Service (CAAS) in Blaine to meet with the...

November 20, 2025

Senators Collins, Cortez Masto, Capito, Warner Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Expand Access to Alzheimer’s Screening

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins—the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease—Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Shelley Moore...

November 07, 2025

Senators Collins, Markey Lead Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing November as National Family Caregivers Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing November as “National Family Caregivers Month.” The...

November 07, 2025

Senators Collins, Welch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Treat-in-Place Emergency Medical Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the bipartisan Comprehensive Alternative Response to Emergencies (CARE) Act. This bill would...

October 28, 2025

Congressional Diabetes Caucus Co-Chairs Warn Against CMS Proposal That Could Limit Access to Diabetes Management Devices

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO-01) and Gus...

September 08, 2025

Senator Collins Receives ANCOR Congressional Medicaid Champion Award

Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Senator Collins’ speech. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins was today...

September 03, 2025

Senators Collins, Kaine Introduce Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act

Click HERE to watch and HERE to download Senator Collins’ full remarks introducing the bill on the Senate floor. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and...

August 26, 2025

Senator Collins Delivers Remarks at Grand Opening of UMA Capital Center in Augusta

Click HERE for a full resolution image Augusta, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined in the grand opening of the new Capital Center for Nursing and Cybersecurity Workforce...

August 12, 2025

Nearly $2.7 Million for Biomedical Research at JAX Lab Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $2,679,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for The...

August 06, 2025

More Than $2.5 Million for Recovery Support Services Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $2,647,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the...

August 05, 2025

More Than $3 Million for Emergency Medical Services Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $3,005,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...