Press Releases

April 05, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS GREETS AUGUSTA STUDENTS AT U.S. CAPITOL

Video of Senator Collins meeting with students from Hodgkins Middle School in Augusta will be available today at 4:00 p.m. on AMC 1, Transponder 20-V, Downlink 4100, Audio 6.2,...

April 04, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $5.1 MILLION TO MAINE FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) has awarded three...

April 04, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $5.4 MILLION TO MAINE AIRPORTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded Maine $5,490,842 in...

April 03, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS CONGRATULATES MAINE’S NORTH STAR ALLIANCE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today congratulated the State of Maine’s North Star...

April 03, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ASKS IRS TO REEVALUATE DECISION TO TAX FUEL USED BY MAINE MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Mark Everson expressing her concerns regarding a recent IRS decision...

April 03, 2006

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES “MANEIACS” AMENDMENT TO ENABLE AMERICAN SPORTS TEAMS TO RECRUIT TALENTED PLAYERS FROM ABROAD

WASHINGTON, DC— Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, who has worked to help Canadian members of the Lewiston MAINEiacs hockey team...

April 03, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES INTERN FROM WISCASSET

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Susan Collins announced today that Sarah M. Whitfield of Wiscasset has been awarded an internship at her state office in Augusta, Maine. Whitfield’s...

April 03, 2006

CHAIRMAN COLLINS PRAISES DHS DECISION TO AWARD KATRINA CONTRACTS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, today praised the Department of Homeland...

April 03, 2006

“Visiting A Pillar Of The Navy”

On the shores of the Severn River sits a unique school. It has been there since 1845, a training and...

March 31, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS GREETS THE LAPLANTE FAMILY OF NAPLES

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins met with the LaPlante family of Naples during a recent trip to Washington, D.C. Janette and Gary were on Capitol Hill with their...

March 30, 2006

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE A $299,960 RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Susan M. Collins (R-ME) today...

March 30, 2006

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON CHEMICAL SECURITY

WASHINGTON, DC-- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, released this statement regarding chemical security...

March 30, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES SELECTION OF FORMER MAINE SENATOR GEORGE MITCHELL TO LEAD BASEBALL STEROIDS INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins today applauded a decision by Major League Baseball Commissioner, Bud Selig, to hire Former Maine Senator, and Majority Leader, George...

March 30, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS COMMENDS SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY REPORT

Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) issued the following statement in response to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee...

March 30, 2006

US SENATE APPROVES MAJOR LOBBYING REFORM LEGISLATION AUTHORED BY SENATORS COLLINS, LIEBERMAN, LOTT AND DODD

WASHINGTON, DC-- The U.S. Senate has approved major lobbying reform legislation authored by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins,...

March 28, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS ELM STREET SCHOOL IN EAST MACHIAS

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins visited sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students at the Elm Street School in East Machias last week. Collins, shown here with...

March 28, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS WITH UMAINE HOCKEY TEAM

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins visited with members of the University of Maine, Orono men’s ice hockey team last week prior to their departure for their NCAA...

March 28, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES U.S. NAVY SHIPS TO VISIT MAINE

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today that U.S. Navy ships will make port visits to Maine during six...

March 28, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS 14TH STREET SCHOOL IN BANGOR

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins visited Mrs. Hayes’s second grade class at the 14th Street School in Bangor last week. Collins read “A Mother’s...

March 28, 2006

SENATOR COLLINS MOURNS THE PASSING OF CASPAR WEINBERGER

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released this statement following the death of former U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar...

SENATOR COLLINS GREETS AUGUSTA STUDENTS AT U.S. CAPITOL

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $5.1 MILLION TO MAINE FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE OVER $5.4 MILLION TO MAINE AIRPORTS

SENATOR COLLINS CONGRATULATES MAINE’S NORTH STAR ALLIANCE

SENATOR COLLINS ASKS IRS TO REEVALUATE DECISION TO TAX FUEL USED BY MAINE MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS INTRODUCES “MANEIACS” AMENDMENT TO ENABLE AMERICAN SPORTS TEAMS TO RECRUIT TALENTED PLAYERS FROM ABROAD

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES INTERN FROM WISCASSET

CHAIRMAN COLLINS PRAISES DHS DECISION TO AWARD KATRINA CONTRACTS

“Visiting A Pillar Of The Navy”

SENATOR COLLINS GREETS THE LAPLANTE FAMILY OF NAPLES

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE A $299,960 RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR MAINE

SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON CHEMICAL SECURITY

SENATOR COLLINS PRAISES SELECTION OF FORMER MAINE SENATOR GEORGE MITCHELL TO LEAD BASEBALL STEROIDS INVESTIGATION

SENATOR COLLINS COMMENDS SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY REPORT

US SENATE APPROVES MAJOR LOBBYING REFORM LEGISLATION AUTHORED BY SENATORS COLLINS, LIEBERMAN, LOTT AND DODD

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS ELM STREET SCHOOL IN EAST MACHIAS

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS WITH UMAINE HOCKEY TEAM

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES U.S. NAVY SHIPS TO VISIT MAINE

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS 14TH STREET SCHOOL IN BANGOR

SENATOR COLLINS MOURNS THE PASSING OF CASPAR WEINBERGER