Press Releases

August 02, 2024

Nearly $7.6 Million for Maine Education and Childcare Programs Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $7,554,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 02, 2024

More Than $5 Million for Maine Maritime Academy Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $5,200,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 02, 2024

Nearly $3 Million for Maine Veterans’ Home Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $2,946,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 02, 2024

More Than $1.7 Million for Maine’s Health Care Workforce Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $1,718,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 02, 2024

More Than $700,000 for Emergency Medical Services Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $727,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 02, 2024

Nearly $79 Million for Maine Hospitals and Health Centers Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $78,965,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 01, 2024

$853,000 for Maine Accessibility Projects Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $853,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 01, 2024

Nearly $3 Million for Recovery Support Services Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $2,876,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 01, 2024

Bill to Fund Key Workforce, Health, and Education Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for Maine in the Fiscal...

August 01, 2024

More Than $3 Million for Biomedical Research at JAX Lab Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $3,031,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 01, 2024

Nearly $2 Million for MDI Biological Laboratory Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $1,975,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 01, 2024

Nearly $11 Million for Maine Community Colleges Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $10,669,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 01, 2024

Nearly $8.7 Million for the UMaine System Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $8,650,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for...

August 01, 2024

Bill to Fund Key Defense Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, announced that she advanced key funding...

August 01, 2024

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan from Russian Detention

Washington. D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan from their detention in Russian prison...

August 01, 2024

Maine Energy and Water Development Wins Included in Funding Bill, Clears Appropriations Committee

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced significant funding and key language for Maine in the Fiscal...

July 31, 2024

Senator Collins’ Bipartisan Bill to Support Autism Research, Training, and Services Passes Out of Committee

Click HERE to watch and HERE to download Senator Collins’ remarks at the hearing Washington D. C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee...

July 31, 2024

Senator Collins’ Bipartisan Bill to Support Older Americans and Caregivers Clears Committee

Click HERE to watch and HERE to download Senator Collins’ remarks at the hearing Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee...

July 30, 2024

Senator Collins’ Two Bills to Combat Alzheimer’s Pass Senate

Click HERE to watch and HERE to download Senator Collins’ floor remarks in support of the NAPA-AAIA bill package Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins led the...

July 30, 2024

Senator Collins’ All-American Flag Act Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – The All-American Flag Act has officially been signed into law. The federal government will now be required to exclusively buy flags that are produced entirely...

Nearly $7.6 Million for Maine Education and Childcare Programs Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $5 Million for Maine Maritime Academy Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $3 Million for Maine Veterans’ Home Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $1.7 Million for Maine’s Health Care Workforce Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $700,000 for Emergency Medical Services Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $79 Million for Maine Hospitals and Health Centers Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

$853,000 for Maine Accessibility Projects Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $3 Million for Recovery Support Services Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Bill to Fund Key Workforce, Health, and Education Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee

More Than $3 Million for Biomedical Research at JAX Lab Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $2 Million for MDI Biological Laboratory Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $11 Million for Maine Community Colleges Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Nearly $8.7 Million for the UMaine System Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bills

Bill to Fund Key Defense Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan from Russian Detention

Maine Energy and Water Development Wins Included in Funding Bill, Clears Appropriations Committee

Senator Collins’ Bipartisan Bill to Support Autism Research, Training, and Services Passes Out of Committee

Senator Collins’ Bipartisan Bill to Support Older Americans and Caregivers Clears Committee

Senator Collins’ Two Bills to Combat Alzheimer’s Pass Senate

Senator Collins’ All-American Flag Act Signed into Law