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  • October 27, 2006

    Voting & Public Service

         Mainers have a proud tradition of being among the most active and involved voters in the country. Election after election, our residents go to the polls in...

  • October 23, 2006

    Unmasking Mental Illness

    Recently, I was honored to serve as a Co-Chair of the 2006 Gala Celebration of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).  The theme of the evening was “Unmasking...

  • October 16, 2006

    Investing In Our Homeland Security

    Congress made real progress this session in strengthening our nation’s homeland security by addressing some of our major vulnerabilities.  This progress – reform...

  • October 11, 2006

    NEW YORK TIMES INTERVIEWS SENATOR COLLINS ON IRAQ

    WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was recently quoted in the New York Times responding to comments made by Senator John...

  • October 10, 2006

    Training Maine’s Family Physicians: Vital Health Care Providers

    One of the biggest challenges facing rural communities in Maine and throughout the nation is ensuring access to health care. In Maine, we are experiencing a significant shortage of...

  • September 29, 2006

    “Improving Care For People With Diabetes”

    During my time as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, I have heard testimony from influential politicians, business people, advocacy...

  • September 22, 2006

    “Protecting America’s Ports”

    I am often asked whether I think America is safer today than it was before the September 11th terrorist attacks?  My answer is… yes, but we are still not safe...

  • September 15, 2006

    “Google For Government Spending”

    Thomas Jefferson once said, “We might hope to see the finances of the Union as clear and intelligible as a merchant’s books, so that every member of Congress and every...

  • September 08, 2006

    “September 11th: A Nation Transformed”

    Five years ago, our nation experienced one of its darkest days and finest hours.  With shocking suddenness, an act of unparalleled cruelty transformed a late-summer morning of...

  • September 01, 2006

    “A Year Past Katrina: What Have We Learned?”

    Peak hurricane season has arrived.  Despite this season's slow start, people who live along the coast are constantly aware that the next big storm could take shape at any...

  • August 28, 2006

    “A Working Vacation”

    By tradition, Congress recesses for the month of August.  During the Senate’s early years, members attempted to adjourn in the spring, before the weather in our...

  • August 16, 2006

    Community Health Centers: Filling The Health Care Gap

    On a typical day, Dr. Kumar Biswas treats more than 20 patients for everything ranging from ear infections to heart disease.   As an internist for Bucksport Regional...

  • August 04, 2006

    The High Cost Of Energy

    With oil prices around $80 per barrel, gasoline above $3 per gallon, and natural gas three times higher than it was just a few years ago, consumers don't have to look beyond their...

  • July 28, 2006

    “Give Life This Summer”

    This is always the time of year when our calendars are filled with family reunions, weekend trips to the beach, and week-long vacations.  Unfortunately, as a result of our...

  • July 14, 2006

    Identifying The Real Terrorist Targets

      When we think about the critical infrastructure and assets in our nation that should be protected against a terrorist attack, we tend not to think of a groundhog zoo, a...

  • July 07, 2006

    “Sowing The Seeds Of Peace”

    Something magical happens in Maine every year at this time.  Thousands of children, carrying sleeping bags and armed with bug spray, descend upon one of the more than 100...

  • June 30, 2006

    “Celebrating America’s Independence”

    Independence Day is the birthday of the United States as a free and independent nation.  But the day has become best known as the “Fourth of July,” the date on...

  • June 23, 2006

    “Addressing Our Nursing Shortage”

    Nurses play a critically important role in our health care delivery system.  They provide bedside care and comfort to patients, and guide people through complicated medical...

  • June 16, 2006

    “The False Choice Between Waste And Wise Use Of Taxpayer Dollars”

    Three weeks into a new hurricane season, thousands upon thousands of victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are still trying to rebuild their lives, which were shattered by the...

  • June 09, 2006

    “Living With Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease”

    Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that takes a tremendous personal and economic toll on both the individual and the family.  As someone whose family has experienced...