press releases
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July 29, 2022
Nearly $8 Million for Maine’s Community Colleges and Other Workforce Development Programs Secured by Senator Collins
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $7,975,000 for Maine’s community... -
July 14, 2022
Collins, King Announce More Than $2.25 Million to Expand STEM Education for Maine Preschoolers and Kindergarteners
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Bowdoin College and the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA) have received a... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Midcoast Maine Community Action has received a total of $1,566,111 for its Head Start and...
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June 07, 2022
Senator Collins Announces Over $16 Million to Support First-Generation, Low-Income Students
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional TRIO Caucus, announced that five Maine colleges and universities received a total of... -
Pittsfield, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered the commencement address to the Class of 2022 at Maine Central Institute (MCI). MCI’s...
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June 03, 2022
Collins, Tester Lead Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jon Tester (D-MT) led a bipartisan group of 56 Senators – including Senator Angus King (I-ME) – in... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the York County Community Action Corporation has received a total of $1,731,577 for its Head...
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May 31, 2022
Senator Collins Participates in ‘Walking School Bus’ Program at Vine Street School in Bangor
Bangor, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited Vine Street School in Bangor to participate in their “walking school bus” program. She joined... -
May 20, 2022
Senators Collins, King Announce Almost $1 Million for UMaine System to Expand Digital Research Sharing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced the University of Maine System (UMS) will receive $976,496 to improve Maine’s digital... -
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement congratulating Liz Russell on being appointed president of Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC), effective...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Education Committee, met with Kelsey Stoyanova, the 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year. Kelsey...
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Washington, D.C. – To honor our nation's teachers and commemorate National Teacher Appreciation Week, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH)...
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Beginning with Upward Bound nearly 60 years ago, the package of federal programs known as TRIO has expanded higher education opportunities for underserved students across the...
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May 02, 2022
Senators Collins, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Families More Easily Save for College
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation to help parents in Maine, New Hampshire, and across the... -
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with 11th and 12th grade students from Chop Point School in Woolwich, who...
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April 11, 2022
Collins, King Applaud Inclusion of Two Maine Universities in $6 Million Biotechnology Research Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today applauded the inclusion of the University of Maine (UMaine) and the University of New England (UNE) in a $6... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a group of 52 Senators—more than half of the Senate – in introducing the...
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March 23, 2022
Collins, King Congratulate University of Maine’s Ferrini-Mundy on Presidential Appointment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today applauded President Joe Biden’s appointment of University of Maine President Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy... -
March 16, 2022
Senator Collins Meets with Maine Principals’ Association
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo. Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins spoke with members of the Maine Principals’ Association about the... -
March 15, 2022
More Than $350,000 for Maine College of Art & Design Secured by Senators Collins, King
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Angus King announced that $357,000 in funding they requested for the Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) to expand...
