Press Releases

December 08, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce $4 Million to Bolster Health Services in Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that two organizations in the State of Maine have received a total of $4,047,727 to strengthen health care...

December 05, 2021

Senator Collins’ Statement on Passing of Former Senator Bob Dole

Bangor, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement on the passing of Bob Dole, the former Senate Majority Leader: “On Dec. 4, 2018, President George H. W. Bush lay in...

December 03, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Press USDA to Hold Hearings on Federal Dairy Milk Marketing Order & Address Unfair Pricing

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, a bipartisan bill...

December 03, 2021

Maine Delegation Challenges Department of Education Decision to Deny Funding to UMaine Farmington College Prep Program

GEAR UP Maine has served more than 29,000 low-income Maine students but now lacks funding to continue WASHINGTON — Maine’s congressional delegation today challenged the U.S....

December 02, 2021

Helping Maine Families Stay Warm This Winter

A recent report that inflation has hit a 30-year high confirmed what the American people have been feeling in their wallets for months. The soaring cost of virtually...

December 01, 2021

Collins, King Announce Nearly $225,000 to Expand Sustainable, Nutritious Meal Options in Maine Schools

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the University of Maine has received a total of $224,963 to create a new Maine Farm to School...

November 30, 2021

Collins, Duckworth’s Bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act Signed Into Law

Legislation aims to address maternal mortality crisis among veterans Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Sen. Collins, Sen. Duckworth, and President...

November 29, 2021

Collins, King Announce $1.3 Million to Support Maine’s Meat Processors

Washington, D.C. – As ongoing supply chain disruptions impact businesses and consumers, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that seven meat and poultry...

November 23, 2021

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $130 Million in COVID-19 Relief for 314 Maine Health Care Providers

Washington, D.C. – Following a bipartisan push co-led by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), 314 Maine health care providers received a total of $129,052,464 from the...

November 23, 2021

Senator Collins Meets with United Way of Southern Maine

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with representatives from United Way of Southern Maine to discuss the...

November 23, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce $2.3 Million to Help Combat Maine’s Opioid Epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is awarding the Maine Department of Health and Human...

November 22, 2021

Senators Collins, Reed Urge Administration to Release Funding to Help Americans Make Energy Efficient Home Upgrades

Washington, D.C.—As home heating prices skyrocket and winter approaches, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI) sent a letter to President Biden today to...

November 22, 2021

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Address Critical Doctor Shortage in Maine

Washington, D.C. – In order to address the shortage of medical professionals in Maine and across the United States, which has been underscored most recently by the COVID-19...

November 22, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Grow and Support the Infectious Disease and Pandemic Preparedness Workforce

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Bolstering Infectious Outbreak (BIO)...

November 19, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce $4 Million to Bolster Health Services in Maine

Senator Collins’ Statement on Passing of Former Senator Bob Dole

Collins, Colleagues Press USDA to Hold Hearings on Federal Dairy Milk Marketing Order & Address Unfair Pricing

Maine Delegation Challenges Department of Education Decision to Deny Funding to UMaine Farmington College Prep Program

Helping Maine Families Stay Warm This Winter

Collins, King Announce Nearly $225,000 to Expand Sustainable, Nutritious Meal Options in Maine Schools

Collins, Duckworth’s Bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act Signed Into Law

Collins, King Announce $1.3 Million to Support Maine’s Meat Processors

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $130 Million in COVID-19 Relief for 314 Maine Health Care Providers

Senator Collins Meets with United Way of Southern Maine

Senators Collins, King Announce $2.3 Million to Help Combat Maine’s Opioid Epidemic

Senators Collins, Reed Urge Administration to Release Funding to Help Americans Make Energy Efficient Home Upgrades

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Address Critical Doctor Shortage in Maine

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Grow and Support the Infectious Disease and Pandemic Preparedness Workforce

Senators Collins, King Announce $750,000 to Support Law Enforcement Officers Across Maine

Canada Adjusts Border Testing Requirements for Vaccinated Travelers Following Push from Senator Collins

Collins, Colleagues File Challenge to Vaccine Mandate for Businesses

Senators Collins, Durbin Introduce Clean Cooking Bill to Improve Global Environment, Public Health

Collins, Duckworth’s Bipartisan Protecting Moms Who Served Act to be Signed into Law

Senate Passes Collins, Manchin Resolution to Designate November as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month