Press Releases

August 18, 2022

Collins, King Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Push for IRS to Clear Backlogs, Resolve Customer Service Issues

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of 93 Members of Congress in sending a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles...

August 17, 2022

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Recover Billions in Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Payments

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a group of her colleagues in introducing the Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act to recover funds from fraudulent...

August 16, 2022

Senator Collins Celebrates Completion of Casco Bay Lines’ Terminal Renovations

Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for photos from today’s event Portland, ME – U.S. Senator Susan Collins participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Casco...

August 16, 2022

$3.9 Million for Patten Library Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $3,900,000 for the Friends of...

August 14, 2022

Senator Collins’ Statement on Intelligence Committee’s Request for Information on Search of Mar-a-Lago

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on a letter that was sent by Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA)...

August 11, 2022

Senator Collins Announces $2 Million Grant to Purchase Two Electric Buses for BSOOB Transit

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach (BSOOB)...

August 10, 2022

Senator Collins Visits Northern Light Hospitals in Bangor

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Dr. John Campbell, Scott Oxley, Senator Collins, Marie Dickinson, and Lisa Harvey McPherson at Acadia Hospital construction...

August 10, 2022

Senator Collins Visits Katahdin Region to Discuss Plans to Revitalize Mill Sites, Expand Child Care

Click HERE and HERE for photos of Senator Collins at Katahdin Higher Education Center Click HERE and HERE for photos of Senator Collins meeting with Our Katahdin Click HERE for a...

August 08, 2022

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $50 Million in RAISE Grants for Infrastructure Projects in Sanford and Bangor

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that Maine will receive a total of nearly...

August 07, 2022

Senator Collins Introduces Amendment to Prohibit Hiring 87,000 New IRS Agents Prior to Current IRS Employees Returning to Workplace

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins introduced an amendment to the reconciliation bill today that would prevent the IRS from hiring 87,000 new employees until at...

August 05, 2022

Shaheen, Collins & Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on EPA to Ensure Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Helps Address PFAS Contamination in Private Wells

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bipartisan group of Senators calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...

August 05, 2022

Collins, King Announce More Than $2 Million for Maine Ferry Services

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the State of Maine, Casco Bay Lines, and the Town of Frye Island are eligible to receive a...

August 05, 2022

With Home Heating Bills Forecasted to Surge This Winter, Collins, Golden Lead 56 Colleagues to Urge Emergency Supplemental Funding for LIHEAP

Washington, DC – As the price of home heating oil hovers at a record high, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Representative Jared Golden (D-ME) are leading a bipartisan,...

August 04, 2022

Collins, King Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Push for IRS to Clear Backlogs, Resolve Customer Service Issues

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Recover Billions in Fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Payments

Senator Collins Celebrates Completion of Casco Bay Lines’ Terminal Renovations

$3.9 Million for Patten Library Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

Senator Collins’ Statement on Intelligence Committee’s Request for Information on Search of Mar-a-Lago

Senator Collins Announces $2 Million Grant to Purchase Two Electric Buses for BSOOB Transit

Senator Collins Visits Northern Light Hospitals in Bangor

Senator Collins Visits Katahdin Region to Discuss Plans to Revitalize Mill Sites, Expand Child Care

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $50 Million in RAISE Grants for Infrastructure Projects in Sanford and Bangor

Senator Collins Introduces Amendment to Prohibit Hiring 87,000 New IRS Agents Prior to Current IRS Employees Returning to Workplace

Shaheen, Collins & Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on EPA to Ensure Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Helps Address PFAS Contamination in Private Wells

Collins, King Announce More Than $2 Million for Maine Ferry Services

With Home Heating Bills Forecasted to Surge This Winter, Collins, Golden Lead 56 Colleagues to Urge Emergency Supplemental Funding for LIHEAP

Collins, Blumenthal Introduce Senate Bill to Eliminate Co-Pays for Veterans Accessing Contraception

Senate Ratifies NATO Membership for Finland and Sweden with Senator Collins’ Strong Support

Senator Collins Delivers Remarks at Rules Committee Hearing on Bill She Co-Authored to Reform the Electoral Count Act

Historic Veterans Toxic Exposure Legislation Supported by Senator Collins to be Signed into Law

Collins, King Urge Pentagon to Address Childcare Issues at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Collins, Sullivan, Colleagues Support Visit to Taiwan by Speaker Pelosi

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Effort to Codify Roe v. Wade