Press Releases

February 01, 2023

Collins, Cardin, Young, Merkley Mark Two-Year Anniversary of the Military Coup in Burma with Resolution Calling for Return to Democratic Governance

Washington, D.C. – To mark the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Todd Young (R-IN), and Jeff Merkley...

February 01, 2023

Sen. Collins Announces More Than $860,000 for Pedestrian Safety Projects

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the incoming Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured a total of $863,382 for...

January 31, 2023

Senator Collins, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bills to Bolster Alzheimer’s Research

Washington, D.C.—A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a pair of bills that would cement and build on the important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively...

January 31, 2023

King, Collins Introduce Legislation to Lower Costs of Home Heating Options

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins are introducing a bipartisan bill to help more Maine families afford residential home biomass heating...

January 31, 2023

Collins, King Announce $500,000 to Support Passamaquoddy Broadband Access

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point will be awarded $500,000 in federal funding to improve...

January 30, 2023

‘We are the table’: Meet the history-making women controlling the most powerful levers of government

CNN | By: Melanie Zanona (From L to R) Sens. Collins, Murray and Reps. DeLauro and Granger Click HERE to watch the CNN segment (CNN) — When Susan Collins first...

January 30, 2023

Collins, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Apprenticeships

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to apprenticeships. The American Apprenticeship...

January 27, 2023

5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

Associated Press | By: Mary Clare Jalonick and Seung Min Kim Washington, D.C.—They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected...

January 26, 2023

Senator Collins Announces New Measures to Respond to Opioid and Mental Health Crises

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the government funding package that was recently signed into law includes a number of mental health and substance...

January 26, 2023

Collins, Pingree Announce $33 Million to Improve Climate-Friendly Ferry Service in Maine

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $33 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding...

January 25, 2023

Legislation to Boost Retirement Saving Plans Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that a version of the SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act that she co-authored with Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) was...

January 25, 2023

Collins, Barrasso Introduce Bill to Prohibit Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to China

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced the Secure Auction for Energy Reserves (SAFER) Act, legislation that would prohibit...

January 20, 2023

Investing in the Future of Aroostook County

— by Sen. Susan M. Collins

Growing up in Aroostook County, I learned that when we work together and lend a helping hand, we can make our community a better place. As a senior member of the...

January 20, 2023

Collins, Cardin, Young, Merkley Mark Two-Year Anniversary of the Military Coup in Burma with Resolution Calling for Return to Democratic Governance

Sen. Collins Announces More Than $860,000 for Pedestrian Safety Projects

Senator Collins, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bills to Bolster Alzheimer’s Research

King, Collins Introduce Legislation to Lower Costs of Home Heating Options

Collins, King Announce $500,000 to Support Passamaquoddy Broadband Access

‘We are the table’: Meet the history-making women controlling the most powerful levers of government

Collins, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Apprenticeships

5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

Senator Collins Announces New Measures to Respond to Opioid and Mental Health Crises

Collins, Pingree Announce $33 Million to Improve Climate-Friendly Ferry Service in Maine

Legislation to Boost Retirement Saving Plans Signed into Law

Collins, Barrasso Introduce Bill to Prohibit Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to China

Investing in the Future of Aroostook County

Legislation to Help Military Families Save for Retirement Signed into Law

Senator Collins Visits Whiting to Celebrate $2.9 Million for Mill Pond Dam

More Than $2 Million for Sandy River Bridge in Farmington Secured by Collins, King, and Golden in Funding Bill

More Than $8 Billion Secured for Child Care by Senator Collins in FY23 Funding Law

$3.7 Billion for Alzheimer’s Research Signed into Law Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy

Senator Collins Secures Increased Lyme and Vector-Borne Disease Prevention and Research Funding

Collins, Kaine Bill to Improve Accelerated Approvals for Lifesaving Drugs Signed into Law