Press Releases

March 11, 2022

More Than $850,000 to Support Red Cross Blood Collection & Distribution Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $871,000 in the Fiscal Year 2022...

March 11, 2022

$1.4 Million for Health Care Services in Androscoggin County Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $1,489,000 for health care...

March 11, 2022

$5.8 Million to Increase Number of Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $5,810,000 for two key projects...

March 11, 2022

$850,000 to Support York County Emergency Response Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $850,000 to support the...

March 11, 2022

$3 Million for Cardiac Operating Rooms at Maine Medical Center Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $3,000,000 to construct and...

March 11, 2022

$1.5 Million for Age-Friendly Renovations at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $1,500,000 for age-friendly...

March 11, 2022

$1.6 Million to Increase Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Services Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $1,620,000 to expand substance...

March 11, 2022

$1 Million for Substance Use Treatment in Northern and Eastern Maine Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $1,000,000 to expand access to...

March 11, 2022

More Than $1 Million for Mammogram Services in Rural Maine Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $1,027,000 to establish a...

March 04, 2022

Collins, King, Colleagues Urge Support for Medicare Advantage Program

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the Administration to continue...

March 03, 2022

Senator Collins Applauds Partnership to Make Low-Cost Insulin Available to All Americans

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the founder and co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus and a member of the Senate Health Committee, released the following...

March 03, 2022

Senator Collins Supports Resolution to Block Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins released a statement after the U.S. Senate voted 49-44 last night to pass a resolution she supported that would halt the Biden...

March 01, 2022

Collins, Capito Urge CMS to Ensure Alzheimer’s Coverage Decision Does Not Restrict Access, Impede Research

Washington, D.C.—In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft National Coverage Determination (NCD) that proposes to restrict coverage of...

February 28, 2022

Senators Collins and Murkowski Introduce Bill to Codify Supreme Court Decisions on Reproductive Rights: Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced legislation today that would codify the abortion rights established by...

February 11, 2022

Collins, Blunt, Manchin Seek Answers from HHS on Potential for Taxpayer-Funded Drug Paraphernalia in So-Called ‘Safe Smoking Kits’

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Joe Manchin (D-WV), all of whom serve on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, sent a...

February 09, 2022

Collins, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ease Provider Relief Fund Requirements Facing Overwhelmed Health Care Providers

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation that builds on their bipartisan work to bolster the Provider Relief...

February 04, 2022

More Than $850,000 to Support Red Cross Blood Collection & Distribution Secured by Senator Collins

$1.4 Million for Health Care Services in Androscoggin County Secured by Senator Collins

$5.8 Million to Increase Number of Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals Secured by Senator Collins

$850,000 to Support York County Emergency Response Secured by Senator Collins

$3 Million for Cardiac Operating Rooms at Maine Medical Center Secured by Senator Collins

$1.5 Million for Age-Friendly Renovations at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor Secured by Senator Collins

$1.6 Million to Increase Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment Services Secured by Senator Collins

$1 Million for Substance Use Treatment in Northern and Eastern Maine Secured by Senator Collins

More Than $1 Million for Mammogram Services in Rural Maine Secured by Senator Collins

Collins, King, Colleagues Urge Support for Medicare Advantage Program

Senator Collins Applauds Partnership to Make Low-Cost Insulin Available to All Americans

Senator Collins Supports Resolution to Block Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Collins, Capito Urge CMS to Ensure Alzheimer’s Coverage Decision Does Not Restrict Access, Impede Research

Senators Collins and Murkowski Introduce Bill to Codify Supreme Court Decisions on Reproductive Rights: Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Collins, Blunt, Manchin Seek Answers from HHS on Potential for Taxpayer-Funded Drug Paraphernalia in So-Called ‘Safe Smoking Kits’

Collins, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ease Provider Relief Fund Requirements Facing Overwhelmed Health Care Providers

Support Builds for Collins, Klobuchar Legislation to Grow Health Care Workforce in Rural Areas

Senators Collins, King Announce Over $2 Million to Continue Combating Opioid Crisis

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Care for Seniors

Collins, King Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Telehealth Amid COVID-19