Press Releases

February 16, 2017

Senators Collins, Cantwell Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Home Health Care for Rural Seniors

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced bipartisan legislation that will help ensure that home health care remains an option for...

February 15, 2017

Senate Aging Committee Announces Top Scams Targeting Nation’s Seniors in 2016

Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins’ opening statementClick HERE for a copy of Senator Casey’s opening statementWashington, D.C. — The number of calls to the Senate Aging...

February 13, 2017

AARP Endorses Senior$afe Act of 2017

Nation’s largest senior group says “this legislation protects individuals at financial institutions who disclose suspected financial exploitation of senior citizens to appropriate...

January 30, 2017

Senate Aging Committee to Examine New Developments In Fight Against Senior Fraud

Wednesday, February 1, 2:30 PM, Dirksen Room 562Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Bob Casey, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, will...

January 26, 2017

Senator Collins Warns Of Persistent Grandparent Scam

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, is warning of an increasing number of calls to the committee’s Fraud Hotline reporting of a...

January 24, 2017

Senators Collins, McCaskill Introduce the Senior $afe Act of 2017

Washington, D.C. — Senators Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill, the Chairman and former Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, today introduced the bipartisan “Senior$afe...

January 24, 2017

Collins, Klobuchar Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Fraud Targeted at Seniors Passes Commerce Committee, Heads to Full Senate for Vote

Schemes targeting seniors include fraudulent investment plans, prizes and sweepstakes, internet fraud, charity scams, predatory home lenders, telemarketing and mail fraud,...

January 19, 2017

Aging Committee Chair Collins and Ranking Member Casey Applaud FTC and Justice Department Announcement of Settlement with Western Union on Consumer Fraud Charges

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Bob Casey, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, applauded the Federal Trade Commission and the...

January 10, 2017

Sens. Collins, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Fraud Targeted at Seniors

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on fraud targeted at seniors. Schemes targeting...

December 01, 2016

Aging Committee Chairman Collins and Ranking Member McCaskill Hold Hearing on Elder Financial Abuse: “Trust Betrayed: Financial Abuse of Older Americans by Guardians and Others in Power”

Click HERE to read a copy of Senator Collins’ opening statementClick HERE to read a copy of Senator McCaskill’s opening statement as prepared for deliveryWashington,...

December 01, 2016

Elder Abuse a Growing Problem in Maine: Executive Director of Legal Services for the Elderly Testifies before Senate Aging Committee

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A with Jaye MartinNote to Assignment Editors and News Directors: Click HERE for high quality video of Senator Collins' Q&A...

November 28, 2016

In a Continuation of Their Efforts to Protect Seniors from Exploitation, Aging Committee Chairman Collins and Ranking Member McCaskill to Unveil Report on Elder Financial Abuse

Hearing scheduled for Wednesday, November 30th, at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 562Click HERE to watch liveWashington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill, the...

October 18, 2016

Senator Collins Warns of Emerging Text Messaging Scam

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, is warning seniors of a new phishing scam. Through this scam, of which there are...

October 14, 2016

Senators Collins and King Applaud SEC Decision to Delay Proposal Requiring Investors to Opt In to Receive Financial Information in Paper Form

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King released the following statement today on the recent announcement that the Securities and Exchange Commission...

October 11, 2016