Press Releases

September 17, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS, REP. ISSA DEMAND FEDERAL IG PROBES INTO ACORN FUNDING ACTIVITIES

Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Ranking Member of the House...

September 15, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF OVER U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today asked Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to examine the concerns raised by John Bernard, the father of Lance Cpl. Joshua...

September 15, 2009

SENATORS EXPRESS CONCERN WITH NUMBER OF CZARS IN ADMINISTRATION

In a letter to the President, Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questions the number of "czars"...

September 15, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $9.2 MILLION FOR PORTLAND JETPORT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $9.2 million grant to...

September 14, 2009

SENATORS COLLINS, CARDIN INTRODUCE ETHANOL FUEL BLENDS LEGISLATION

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today introduced legislation designed to ensure that new gasoline fuel mixtures introduced into the...

September 11, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $202,567 IN ECONOMIC PLANNING FUNDING

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has granted a...

September 11, 2009

“September 11th: A Nation Transformed”

Our nation today marks the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on our country. Some of us acknowledge the solemn occasion by gathering with family...

September 09, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION FOR MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has included an additional $20 million in the Fiscal Year...

September 09, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES $59 MILLION FOR MAINE PROGRAMS IN SENATE DEFENSE SPENDING BILL

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she has successfully secured $59 million for Maine programs in the FY 2010...

September 08, 2009

LIEBERMAN, COLLINS SEEK TO PROTECT U.S. AGAINST BIOLOGICAL AND OTHER TERRORIST WMD ATTACKS

As the nation prepares to mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent anthrax attacks, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe...

September 04, 2009

“Middle East Visit Finds Progress In Iraq, Looming Problems In Afghanistan”

In Congress, lawmakers are privy to myriad reports, studies and analyses. Much time is spent immersed in hearings, witness testimony, high-level briefings and the never-ending...

September 04, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $40 MILLION IN CLEAN ENERGY FUNDS FOR EVERGREEN WIND POWER IN DANFORTH

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $40,441,471 grant funding to Evergreen Wind...

September 04, 2009

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $50,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ASSIST POLICE IN BANGOR AND CALAIS

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe and U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a combined $54,487 in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice...

September 01, 2009

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $966,787 FOR THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $966,787 to the Maine State Health Department to help...

August 28, 2009

“Border Matters: U.S. And Canada”

The United States and Canada have a long history of cooperation on matters ranging from defense and national security to environmental protection and trade. This relationship...

August 26, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $100 MILLION PROJECT FOR SACO DEFENSE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that the U.S. Army has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products with a...

August 21, 2009

“Increase Agent Orange Awareness”

More than 8.7 million American men and women bravely served our nation during the Vietnam War. More than 58,000 gave their lives defending freedom, including 339 from Maine. Some...

August 17, 2009

SENATOR COLLINS ON SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE VISIT TO IRAQ

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is part of a congressional delegation that has embarked on an official visit to the Middle...

August 14, 2009

“Hannibal Hamlin: The First Mainer To Serve As Vice President”

2009 is the bicentennial of the birth of one of America's greatest leaders, President Abraham Lincoln. It also marks the 200th birthday of the Mainer that President Lincoln chose...

August 07, 2009

“Maine Seniors Going For Gold”

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Joan Benoit Samuelson's gold winning run during the women's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. While their performance won't garner the...

SENATOR COLLINS, REP. ISSA DEMAND FEDERAL IG PROBES INTO ACORN FUNDING ACTIVITIES

SENATOR COLLINS QUESTIONS CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF OVER U.S. POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN

SENATORS EXPRESS CONCERN WITH NUMBER OF CZARS IN ADMINISTRATION

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $9.2 MILLION FOR PORTLAND JETPORT

SENATORS COLLINS, CARDIN INTRODUCE ETHANOL FUEL BLENDS LEGISLATION

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $202,567 IN ECONOMIC PLANNING FUNDING

“September 11th: A Nation Transformed”

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION FOR MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY

SENATOR COLLINS SECURES $59 MILLION FOR MAINE PROGRAMS IN SENATE DEFENSE SPENDING BILL

LIEBERMAN, COLLINS SEEK TO PROTECT U.S. AGAINST BIOLOGICAL AND OTHER TERRORIST WMD ATTACKS

“Middle East Visit Finds Progress In Iraq, Looming Problems In Afghanistan”

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $40 MILLION IN CLEAN ENERGY FUNDS FOR EVERGREEN WIND POWER IN DANFORTH

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $50,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO ASSIST POLICE IN BANGOR AND CALAIS

SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE $966,787 FOR THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

“Border Matters: U.S. And Canada”

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $100 MILLION PROJECT FOR SACO DEFENSE

“Increase Agent Orange Awareness”

SENATOR COLLINS ON SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE VISIT TO IRAQ

“Hannibal Hamlin: The First Mainer To Serve As Vice President”

“Maine Seniors Going For Gold”