Press Releases

August 26, 2021

Senators Collins, Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Urging HHS Secretary to Distribute Remaining COVID-19 Relief for Health Care Providers

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led 41 of their bipartisan colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human...

August 23, 2021

Maine Delegation Urges Commerce Secretary to Protect Lobster Fishery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden have sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo,...

August 20, 2021

Senator Collins’ Statement on Afghanistan Evacuation

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement on the situation in Afghanistan: “The evacuation from Afghanistan of Americans, Afghans who worked with our...

August 19, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Urge Defense Secretary to Account for U.S. Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Intelligence Committee, joined a group of 25 Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense...

August 19, 2021

Bipartisan Group of Senators, Including Collins & King, Urge Administration to Immediately Evacuate SIV Applicants from Afghanistan

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) were part of a group of 53 Senators who sent a letter today urging the Biden administration to...

August 19, 2021

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $900,000 to Help Maine Students Access Higher Education

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a Co-Chair of the Congressional TRIO Caucus, announced that the University of Maine (UMaine) and the University of Maine at...

August 19, 2021

Senator Collins Announces $1 Million to Help Maine Seniors “Age in Place”

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Maine State Housing Authority...

August 18, 2021

Maine Delegation Calls on Commerce Secretary to Reject Petition for Seasonal and Dynamic Closures in Parts of Maine’s Lobster Fishery

For Downeast Maine proposed closure alone, Pew’s proposal is estimated to reduce risk to whales by just 1.7%, while causing $22 million in losses for local...

August 18, 2021

Collins, King, Colleagues Support Safe Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the Department of Health...

August 17, 2021

1,300 Bus and Passenger Vessel Companies Receive $1.6 Billion in COVID-19 Relief

Senators Susan Collins and Jack Reed authored the grant program that delivered this critical funding Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the...

August 16, 2021

Senator Collins’ Statement on Afghanistan

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the situation in Afghanistan: The chaos unfolding in Afghanistan is as awful as it was...

August 13, 2021

Appropriations Committee Passes Energy & Water Funding Bill, Includes Major Wins for Maine Championed by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that the full committee advanced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022...

August 13, 2021

Senator Collins Announces $1.7 Billion Contract for Critical Infrastructure Project at PNSY

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon-VA) Appropriations...

August 12, 2021

Maine Delegation Urges FCC to Take Action to Protect 207 as Maine’s Only Area Code

Letter comes on the heels of Maine Public Utilities Commission investigation over questionable numbering practices WASHINGTON — Maine’s congressional delegation...

August 10, 2021

Senator Collins’ Statement on Nomination of Darcie McElwee to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins released this statement following the announcement that Assistant U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee, a fellow native of Caribou, has been...

August 10, 2021

Senator Collins & Other Lead Negotiators of Historic Infrastructure Package Release Joint Statement on Passage of Landmark Bill

Washington, D.C. — The 10 lead negotiators of the bipartisan infrastructure package—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bill Cassidy...

August 10, 2021

Senators Collins, Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Urging HHS Secretary to Distribute Remaining COVID-19 Relief for Health Care Providers

Maine Delegation Urges Commerce Secretary to Protect Lobster Fishery

Senator Collins’ Statement on Afghanistan Evacuation

Collins, Colleagues Urge Defense Secretary to Account for U.S. Military Equipment Abandoned in Afghanistan

Bipartisan Group of Senators, Including Collins & King, Urge Administration to Immediately Evacuate SIV Applicants from Afghanistan

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $900,000 to Help Maine Students Access Higher Education

Senator Collins Announces $1 Million to Help Maine Seniors “Age in Place”

Maine Delegation Calls on Commerce Secretary to Reject Petition for Seasonal and Dynamic Closures in Parts of Maine’s Lobster Fishery

Collins, King, Colleagues Support Safe Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada

1,300 Bus and Passenger Vessel Companies Receive $1.6 Billion in COVID-19 Relief

Senator Collins’ Statement on Afghanistan

Appropriations Committee Passes Energy & Water Funding Bill, Includes Major Wins for Maine Championed by Senator Collins

Senator Collins Announces $1.7 Billion Contract for Critical Infrastructure Project at PNSY

Maine Delegation Urges FCC to Take Action to Protect 207 as Maine’s Only Area Code

Senator Collins’ Statement on Nomination of Darcie McElwee to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine

Senator Collins & Other Lead Negotiators of Historic Infrastructure Package Release Joint Statement on Passage of Landmark Bill

Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $5 Million to Support Economic Development, Infrastructure Projects Across Maine

Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Pass Historic Investment in Nation’s Infrastructure

$2.5 Million Requested by Senator Collins for Naval Support Activity Cutler Firehouse Passes Appropriations Committee