Press Releases

December 21, 2019

$18.5 Million to Support Breweries Signed into Law Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food...

December 21, 2019

Funding for Offshore Wind Energy, 3D Printing with Wood Products, & Mass Timber Research Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that $104 million for wind energy, including $52.5 million...

December 21, 2019

Legislation Supported By Senators Collins, King to Combat Rising Prescription Drug Prices Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced that legislation they cosponsored to combat anticompetitive practices used by some...

December 21, 2019

Legislation to Protect Endangered Animals Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced that the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act has been signed into law. This...

December 21, 2019

$300 Million for New MMA Training Ship Secured by Senator Collins Signed into Law

Click HERE for additional photos of the future ship for MMA Washington, D.C. –Last night, the final Appropriations agreement was signed into law, which provides $300 million...

December 21, 2019

Funding Secured by Senator Collins for Maine Shipyards, UMaine Research Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020...

December 21, 2019

Senator Collins Secures More Than $4 Billion for Heating Assistance, Weatherization Programs

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that $3.74 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program...

December 21, 2019

$10 million for Right Whale Research, Additional Funding for Maine Lobster Industry & Fisheries Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that provisions she authored to support Maine’s lobster industry and...

December 21, 2019

Funding Secured by Senator Collins to Improve Maine’s Transportation & Housing Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY)...

December 21, 2019

$25 million for Northern Border Regional Commission Signed into Law – a $5 million increase

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that $25 million for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), $5 million more than last year, was signed into...

December 20, 2019

Senator Collins Announces Historic Funding Increases for Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, and Other Biomedical Research

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Senate approved a $2.6 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—bringing total funding for the...

December 20, 2019

Senate Passes Collins, King Bill to Improve Broadband Data Maps

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, co-chair of the Senate Rural Broadband Caucus, lauded the passage of the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and...

December 20, 2019

Maine Delegation Calls on Secretary Ross to Protect Maine Lobster Industry from Unfair Right Whale Conservation Measures

Click HERE to read the Maine Delegation’s letter Washington, D.C.—In a continuation of their strong, bipartisan advocacy for fair treatment of Maine’s lobster industry, U.S....

December 20, 2019

Bill Introduced by Collins, King to Authorize Coins Honoring George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Passes Senate

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Senate unanimously passed legislation they co-authored to authorize the U.S. Department of the...

December 20, 2019

Legislation to Strengthen National Defense Signed into Law with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020 National Defense...

December 20, 2019

Legislation to Repeal Military Widow’s Tax Signed Into Law

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Doug Jones (D-AL) announced that their legislation to repeal the military widow’s tax has been signed into law as...

December 19, 2019

Collins, Smith’s Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Headed to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that legislation they authored to improve research, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment for...

December 19, 2019

$300 Million Senator Collins Secured for New MMA Training Ship Passes Senate

Click HERE for additional photos of the future ship for MMA Washington, D.C. – Following months of negotiation and advocacy by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the...

December 19, 2019

Collins, Cantwell Provision to Help Americans with High Health Care Costs to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced today that a provision they pushed for to assist families who are struggling to afford high...

December 19, 2019

Bill Co-Sponsored by Collins, King to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Headed to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — Amidst ever-increasing numbers of robocall scams, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously today to pass legislation co-sponsored by Senators Susan Collins and Angus...

$18.5 Million to Support Breweries Signed into Law Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy

Funding for Offshore Wind Energy, 3D Printing with Wood Products, & Mass Timber Research Signed into Law

Legislation Supported By Senators Collins, King to Combat Rising Prescription Drug Prices Signed into Law

Legislation to Protect Endangered Animals Signed into Law

$300 Million for New MMA Training Ship Secured by Senator Collins Signed into Law

Funding Secured by Senator Collins for Maine Shipyards, UMaine Research Signed into Law

Senator Collins Secures More Than $4 Billion for Heating Assistance, Weatherization Programs

$10 million for Right Whale Research, Additional Funding for Maine Lobster Industry & Fisheries Signed into Law

Funding Secured by Senator Collins to Improve Maine’s Transportation & Housing Signed into Law

$25 million for Northern Border Regional Commission Signed into Law – a $5 million increase

Senator Collins Announces Historic Funding Increases for Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, and Other Biomedical Research

Senate Passes Collins, King Bill to Improve Broadband Data Maps

Maine Delegation Calls on Secretary Ross to Protect Maine Lobster Industry from Unfair Right Whale Conservation Measures

Bill Introduced by Collins, King to Authorize Coins Honoring George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Passes Senate

Legislation to Strengthen National Defense Signed into Law with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins

Legislation to Repeal Military Widow’s Tax Signed Into Law

Collins, Smith’s Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Headed to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law

$300 Million Senator Collins Secured for New MMA Training Ship Passes Senate

Collins, Cantwell Provision to Help Americans with High Health Care Costs to be Signed into Law

Bill Co-Sponsored by Collins, King to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Headed to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law