Press Releases

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

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act to eliminate co-payments for...

August 03, 2022

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

Click HERE for a photo of Senator Collins with the President of Finland in Helsinki in May 2022. Click HERE for a photo of Senator Collins with the Prime Minister of Sweden...

August 03, 2022

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

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ remarks. Click HERE to read Senator Collins’ remarks. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins...

August 02, 2022

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

Washington, D.C. – This evening, U.S. Senator Susan Collins voted in support of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics...

August 02, 2022

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Angus King, a member of the Armed Services Committee, are calling on the...

August 02, 2022

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

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and 24 of their colleagues today issued the following joint statement in support of House...

August 01, 2022

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Effort to Codify Roe v. Wade

Washington, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Reproductive Freedom For All...

August 01, 2022

Senator Collins Meets with Hancock Native Who Participated in Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Emine Mutlu, a recent fellow with the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange...

July 29, 2022

Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Co-Sponsored by Collins, King Designating July as “National Blueberry Month”

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) designating the month...

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

Senator Collins Meets with Hancock Native Who Participated in Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program

Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Co-Sponsored by Collins, King Designating July as “National Blueberry Month”