Press Releases

February 24, 2020

Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Support the Health and Wellbeing of Family Caregivers Authored by Collins, Baldwin

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Senate unanimously passed legislation authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to support the health and wellbeing of...

February 21, 2020

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $650,000 for Ellsworth, Brewer, and Bangor Housing Authorities

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that housing authorities in Ellsworth, Brewer, and Bangor...

February 21, 2020

Maine Delegation Calls on Department of Education to Reverse $1.2 Million Cut for Maine’s Rural, Low-Income Schools

Click HERE to read the full letter.Washington, D.C.—In response to the Department of Education’s decision to cut $1.2 million from Maine’s rural, low-income schools made available...

February 21, 2020

Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on FCC to Provide Information Needed to Stop Robocalls

Click HERE to read the letter to Chairman Pai. Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Martha McSally (R-AZ) wrote to Federal...

February 20, 2020

Senator Collins Welcomes East Machias Native to Her Portland Office

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Portland, ME — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that Cailyn Burke, an East Machias native, has been awarded a spring internship in...

February 20, 2020

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $1.5 Million for Portland International Jetport

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the Portland International Jetport has been...

February 19, 2020

Strengthening Rural Communities and Preparing Students for Success

Maine is the most rural state in the country. Two out of three Maine schools are in rural communities, and more than half of Maine students attend those schools. While...

February 19, 2020

Senator Collins Welcomes Marshfield Student She Nominated to Senate Page Program

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins welcomed Forrest Bazek Perkins of Marshfield to the U.S. Senate Page Program in...

February 19, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce up to $6.28 Million to Support Maine Disaster-Relief Jobs in Areas Affected By Opioid Crisis

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Labor has been awarded an opioid-crisis National Health Emergency Dislocated...

February 19, 2020

Senator Collins Meets with President of AFGE Local 0294

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Carole Belanger-Bittle, the President of the American Federation of Government...

February 18, 2020

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging FDA to Prioritize Public Health and Protect Children from Dangers of E-Cigarettes

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of Senators this week in sending a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen...

February 18, 2020

Collins, Colleagues to FDA: January Vaping Rules Fall Short of Protecting Youth and Public Health

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Tom Udall (D-NM)...

February 14, 2020

Senator Collins Urges Department of Education to Reverse Decision to Cut $1.2 Million in Funding for Maine’s Rural, Low-Income Schools

Senator Collins coauthored the law directing this funding to rural schools Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Education Committee, sent a letter to...

February 14, 2020

Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Support the Health and Wellbeing of Family Caregivers Authored by Collins, Baldwin

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $650,000 for Ellsworth, Brewer, and Bangor Housing Authorities

Maine Delegation Calls on Department of Education to Reverse $1.2 Million Cut for Maine’s Rural, Low-Income Schools

Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on FCC to Provide Information Needed to Stop Robocalls

Senator Collins Welcomes East Machias Native to Her Portland Office

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $1.5 Million for Portland International Jetport

Strengthening Rural Communities and Preparing Students for Success

Senator Collins Welcomes Marshfield Student She Nominated to Senate Page Program

Senators Collins, King Announce up to $6.28 Million to Support Maine Disaster-Relief Jobs in Areas Affected By Opioid Crisis

Senator Collins Meets with President of AFGE Local 0294

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging FDA to Prioritize Public Health and Protect Children from Dangers of E-Cigarettes

Collins, Colleagues to FDA: January Vaping Rules Fall Short of Protecting Youth and Public Health

Senator Collins Urges Department of Education to Reverse Decision to Cut $1.2 Million in Funding for Maine’s Rural, Low-Income Schools

Senator Collins Visits Geary Brewing Co. in Portland

Senators Collins, King Announce More than $550,000 for Potato Research Program at the University of Maine

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $4.5 Million for Portland International Jetport

Senator Collins Meets with Maine Department of Marine Resources Leadership

Senator Collins Announces More Than $9,500,000 for Maine Housing Authorities

Senators Collins, Feinstein Applaud House Passage of Companion Legislation to Create Smithsonian Women’s History Museum

Senator Collins Votes to Advance Revised War Powers Resolution