Press Releases

February 16, 2021

Bill to Protect First Responders’ Retirement Benefits Introduced by Collins, Tester, Gillibrand

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a bipartisan bill to help ensure that our country's first...

February 04, 2021

Collins, Manchin Amendment to Protect Rural Hospitals Passes Senate

Washington, D.C.—This evening, the Senate passed a budget amendment authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to help prevent hospitals from closing...

January 29, 2021

Collins, King Announce Over $400,000 to Bolster Health Services in Four Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has awarded a total...

January 22, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $3.5 Million to Combat Mental Health and Substance Use in Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and two tribal organizations in Maine have...

January 14, 2021

Maine Delegation Announces Nearly $90 Million to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Expand Testing throughout Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that Maine has been awarded a total of...

January 13, 2021

Bill to Support the Health and Wellbeing of Family Caregivers Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — Following unanimous passage by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act has been...

December 31, 2020

Legislation to Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills is Now Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that bipartisan legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills was signed into law as part of the...

December 30, 2020

Provision Senator Collins Championed to Prevent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the year-end government funding bill that was signed into law includes a provision based...

December 23, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $34 Million for Maine Health Care Providers Amid COVID-19

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that 234 Maine health care providers—including behavioral health providers such as addiction counseling...

December 22, 2020

Senate Passes $900 Billion in COVID-19 Emergency Relief to Support Families, Health Care System, and Small Businesses

Legislation includes a provision authored by Senator Collins to allow hardest-hit small businesses to receive second forgivable Paycheck Protection Program...

December 20, 2020

Senator Collins’ Statement on COVID-19 Relief Agreement

Washington, D.C.—This evening, the final Covid-19 emergency relief package was released, which was based on the framework developed by a bipartisan, bicameral group led by U.S....

December 16, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $900,000 to Support Drug-Free Communities in Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Maine communities have been awarded a total of $914,156 to prevent youth substance misuse and foster...

December 14, 2020

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Medicare Physician Payment Cuts

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), John Boozman (R-AR), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced legislation to prevent...

December 14, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce $5.5 Million for Costs of Mitigating Spread of COVID-19 in Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Maine has received an additional $5,570,755 to reimburse the purchase of personal protective equipment...

December 10, 2020

Maine Delegation Urges Transparency on State’s COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden wrote to U.S. Health and Human Services...

December 09, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $3.7 Million for Maine Health Centers to Combat COVID-19

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging Committee, and Angus King announced that two Health Centers in Maine have been awarded a total of...

December 09, 2020

Bill to Protect Seniors with Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias from Elder Abuse to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C.— The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have unanimously passed legislation authored by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Chuck...

December 08, 2020

Bill Cosponsored by Collins, King to Increase Disability Insurance Access for Individuals with ALS to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act by voice vote. This bipartisan legislation will eliminate the...