Press Releases

February 28, 2020

14 Organizations Urge Senate Health Committee to Pass Senator Collins and Smith’s Drug Shortages Bill

Yesterday, the FDA announced the first coronavirus-related drug shortage in the U.S. Washington, D.C.—A group of 14 organizations representing physicians and...

February 26, 2020

Senator Collins Meets with Maine Medical Association Leadership

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins with Andrew MacLean (L) and Dr. Robert Schlager (R) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Andrew...

February 24, 2020

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

Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ floor remarks. Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ floor remarks. Click HERE for high-resolution. Washington, D.C. — Today, the...

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...

January 22, 2020

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Bill to Hold E-Cigarette Companies Accountable for the Youth Vaping Crisis

Washington, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)...

January 10, 2020

Senators Collins, Smith Urge Quick Implementation of Tick Act

Click HERE to read the letter Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human...

January 06, 2020

Legislation to Help Diagnose Children with Rare Diseases Introduced by Senators Collins, Jones, McSally, and Menendez

Approximately one-half of all rare diseases affect children Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Doug Jones (D-AL), Martha McSally (R-AZ), and Bob Menendez...

January 02, 2020

Provision Supported by Collins, Shaheen to Help Reduce Insulin Costs for Diabetes Patients Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, announced that a provision they advocated for to...

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 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 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 16, 2019

Collins, Smith’s Bipartisan Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Advances

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 13, 2019

Committee Advances Collins and Hassan’s Efforts to Support Grandfamilies and Relative Caregivers, Prevent Child Abuse

Washington, D.C. — The Health Committee voted to advance the reauthorization of the bipartisan Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), which includes measures...

December 12, 2019

Legislation Authored by Senators Collins, Casey to Increase Number of Geriatric Doctors, Nurses, and Other Health Professionals Advances

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, announced today that the Senate Health...

December 12, 2019

Legislation Authored by Senators Collins, Casey to Increase Number of Geriatric Doctors, Nurses, and Other Health Professionals Advances

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, announced today that the Senate Health...

December 11, 2019

Collins, King Announce $2.12 Million for Health Centers in Cumberland and Piscataquis Counties

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $1,492,719 in funding to Greater...

December 10, 2019

Collins, Cantwell, McSally, and Sinema, Lead Bipartisan Push for Legislation to Help Americans with High Health Care Costs

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chairman of the Aging Committee, Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Martha McSally (R-AZ), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) sent a letter to...

November 26, 2019

14 Organizations Urge Senate Health Committee to Pass Senator Collins and Smith’s Drug Shortages Bill

Senator Collins Meets with Maine Medical Association Leadership

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

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

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Bill to Hold E-Cigarette Companies Accountable for the Youth Vaping Crisis

Senators Collins, Smith Urge Quick Implementation of Tick Act

Legislation to Help Diagnose Children with Rare Diseases Introduced by Senators Collins, Jones, McSally, and Menendez

Provision Supported by Collins, Shaheen to Help Reduce Insulin Costs for Diabetes Patients Signed into Law

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

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

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

Collins, Smith’s Bipartisan Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases Advances

Committee Advances Collins and Hassan’s Efforts to Support Grandfamilies and Relative Caregivers, Prevent Child Abuse

Legislation Authored by Senators Collins, Casey to Increase Number of Geriatric Doctors, Nurses, and Other Health Professionals Advances

Legislation Authored by Senators Collins, Casey to Increase Number of Geriatric Doctors, Nurses, and Other Health Professionals Advances

Collins, King Announce $2.12 Million for Health Centers in Cumberland and Piscataquis Counties

Collins, Cantwell, McSally, and Sinema, Lead Bipartisan Push for Legislation to Help Americans with High Health Care Costs

Senator Collins Attends Holden Police Department’s Donation Presentation to Sarah’s House of Maine

Senators Collins, King Announce Over $2.1 Million to Support Rural Telemedicine and Education

Collins, King Announce Over $2.9 Million to Community Health Centers Throughout Rural Maine