Press Releases

October 21, 2009

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $3,202,000 IN LOAN FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FUNDING

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development's Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program has...

October 20, 2009

MAINE DELEGATION CALLS ON DEPT. OF COMMERCE TO DECLARE FISHERIES DISASTER FOR THE MAINE SHELLFISH INDUSTRY

.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins and Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree today, in a letter, urged the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke...

October 16, 2009

“A Windfall For Wind Energy Research And Jobs In Maine”

With some of the strongest and most consistent winds in the nation off our coast, Maine has great potential as an ideal location for deepwater offshore wind research. Our...

October 16, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES $4.39 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR MAINE IN AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that she has successfully secured $4.39 million in agriculture funding for projects in...

October 15, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SUCCESSFULLY SECURES $5 MILLION FOR UMAINE OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECT

Today, the U.S. Senate approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Conference Report that includes Senator Susan Collins' request for $5 million for the Maine...

October 14, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON SENATE HEALTH CARE REFORM DEBATE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the U.S. Senate debates health care reform, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today released this statement: “There simply is no...

October 09, 2009

The Story Of Maine’s Troop Greeters

The story of the Maine Troop Greeters is that of hundreds of patriotic citizens who, for many years, have met every single flight carrying our military personnel across the...

October 09, 2009

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE REPORT INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ PROVISIONS FOR BIW, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, SACO DEFENSE, AND UMAINE

Conferees on the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Conference report, which included Senator Susan Collins, announced a final bill which authorizes $680.2 billion in funding for the...

October 09, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES MAJOR PROVISION TO ASSIST IN REDEVELOPMENT OF BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a conferee on the Senate Defense Authorization bill, has successfully convinced her colleagues to...

October 03, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SUCCESSFULLY SECURES $5 MILLION FOR UMAINE OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECT

House and Senate negotiators of the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations bill have agreed to include Senator Susan Collins' request for $5 million for the Maine...

October 02, 2009

“Open Czars: A Demand For Government Transparency, Accountability”

Imagine a scenario where an American company deliberately puts two senior managers in charge of the same critical business mission, with each reporting to different branches of the...

October 02, 2009

COLLINS, SNOWE, MICHAUD ASK SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO PROVIDE WORK TO MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe along with U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud today, in a letter, urged Secretary of the Army John McHugh to use his authority to task the...

September 30, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS’ STAFF TO HOLD OFFICE HOURS IN PARSONSFIELD

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that a representative from her York County office will hold office hours in Parsonsfield on Tuesday, October 6th at 9:00am. Staff...

September 29, 2009

SNOWE, COLLINS APPLAUD LABOR DEPARTMENT APPROVAL OF ASSISTANCE FOR LEMFORDER EMPLOYEES

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that all workers who will be displaced as a result of the impending shutdown of the ZF Lemforder facility in Brewer...

September 29, 2009

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO HELP PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that seven Maine organizations have been awarded a combined $4,685,162 in grant from the U.S....

September 25, 2009

"Angels In Adoption"

Every child needs and deserves a safe and loving home, a family to provide support, stability, and hugs. But for hundreds of thousands of children in America, tragic circumstances...

September 22, 2009

CZAR ACCOUNTABILITY: CREATING TRANSPARENCY FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

Senator Susan Collins, R-Me., Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, offered an amendment on the floor of the Senate today that would...

September 22, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $876,120 IN HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FUNDING FOR PORTLAND

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $876,120 in homelessness...

September 21, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.83M IN EDA FUNDING FOR UMAINE

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded $1,827,000...

September 17, 2009

FULL SENATE APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS’ ONE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT

The U.S. Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation Appropriations bill which includes provisions, authored by Senator Susan Collins, that would create a one-year...

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $3,202,000 IN LOAN FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESS LOAN FUNDING

MAINE DELEGATION CALLS ON DEPT. OF COMMERCE TO DECLARE FISHERIES DISASTER FOR THE MAINE SHELLFISH INDUSTRY

“A Windfall For Wind Energy Research And Jobs In Maine”

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES $4.39 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR MAINE IN AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

SENATOR COLLINS SUCCESSFULLY SECURES $5 MILLION FOR UMAINE OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECT

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON SENATE HEALTH CARE REFORM DEBATE

The Story Of Maine’s Troop Greeters

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE REPORT INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ PROVISIONS FOR BIW, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD, SACO DEFENSE, AND UMAINE

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES MAJOR PROVISION TO ASSIST IN REDEVELOPMENT OF BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION

SENATOR COLLINS SUCCESSFULLY SECURES $5 MILLION FOR UMAINE OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECT

“Open Czars: A Demand For Government Transparency, Accountability”

COLLINS, SNOWE, MICHAUD ASK SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO PROVIDE WORK TO MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY

SENATOR COLLINS’ STAFF TO HOLD OFFICE HOURS IN PARSONSFIELD

SNOWE, COLLINS APPLAUD LABOR DEPARTMENT APPROVAL OF ASSISTANCE FOR LEMFORDER EMPLOYEES

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO HELP PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

"Angels In Adoption"

CZAR ACCOUNTABILITY: CREATING TRANSPARENCY FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $876,120 IN HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FUNDING FOR PORTLAND

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $1.83M IN EDA FUNDING FOR UMAINE

FULL SENATE APPROVES SENATOR COLLINS’ ONE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT