Press Releases

January 31, 2019

Senator Collins Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Help Combat Technology Threats from China

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, cosponsored legislation authored by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio...

January 23, 2019

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Reintroducing Bill to Prevent any President from Leaving NATO

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Jack Reed (D-RI), Lindsey Graham, (R-SC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and...

December 28, 2018

Coast Guard Payment Issue Resolved Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy

Washington, D.C.—Following reports of a payroll system issue that would prevent 42,000 Coast Guard members from being paid for pre-shutdown work until the government shutdown ends,...

December 21, 2018

Sens. Collins, King and Rep. Pingree Announce Contract Award to Build Additional Destroyer at Bath Iron Works.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree announced today that the Navy is exercising its option under the fiscal years (FY)...

December 13, 2018

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Amendment to Prohibit Resumption of Refueling of Saudi Coalition Aircraft in Yemen Civil War

Washington, D.C. - Today, coinciding with votes related to Senate Joint Resolution 54 (S.J.Res.54), U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Todd Young (R-IN), Jeanne Shaheen...

December 13, 2018

Senator Collins Votes for Resolution to End U.S. Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen

Following passage of the War Powers resolution, the Senate unanimously adopted a resolution attributing the responsibility of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi to Crown Prince Mohammed...

December 04, 2018

Senators Collins And King Announce Maine Nominees To The United States Military Service Academies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a...

October 30, 2018

Collins, King, Poliquin Celebrate New Defense Contract at New Balance Supporting 900 Maine Jobs

Norridgewock, ME – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Bruce Poliquin visited the New Balance plant in Norridgewock in celebration of New Balance’s...

October 24, 2018

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $55 Million Contract for New Crane at PNSY

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the Navy awarded a $54,928,445 contract to Konecranes Nuclear Equipment and Services to...

October 11, 2018

Senators Collins, Van Hollen, and Cardin Introduce Protect Our Elections Act

Washington, D.C. - Today U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) introduced the Protect Our Elections Act, which would prohibit...

September 13, 2018

Bill Funding Three Important Infrastructure Projects at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Heads to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Senate passed the fiscal year 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which included...

September 05, 2018

Senator Collins Questions Twitter, Facebook Executives on Response to Foreign influence Operations in the U.S.

Jack Dorsey of Twitter: “We simply haven’t done enough” Senator Collins urges Jack Dorsey of Twitter and Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook to do more to notify users when they have...

August 27, 2018

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging Election Systems Vendor to Commit to Independent Equipment Testing

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined a bipartisan group of Senators in urging Election Systems & Software...

August 27, 2018

Senator Collins Speaks from the Senate Floor in Support of the Defense Funding Bill

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ remarksNote assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for a high-resolution video Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a...

August 02, 2018

Senator Collins Questions Experts on Russia’s Use of Social Media to Meddle in U.S. Elections

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A at the hearingNote to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for a high-resolution video Washington, D.C. – U.S....

August 01, 2018

Legislation to Strengthen National Defense Heads to President’s Desk with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. — By an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 87-10, the Senate passed legislation today that will strengthen our national defense and support our men and women in...

July 26, 2018

Collins, King Cosponsor Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Intelligence Community

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), both members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined a bipartisan group of...

July 24, 2018

Senator Collins Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Deter Foreign Interference in American Elections

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Intelligence Committee, cosponsored the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER)...

July 16, 2018

Senator Collins’ Statement on President Trump’s Remarks at Helsinki Summit

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released this statement following the joint news conference...

June 28, 2018

Senate Committee Clears Defense Funding Bill with Important Provisions for Bath Iron Works

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill, which provides...