press releases
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September 17, 2020
Maine Delegation Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Protect Maine Wild Blueberry Producers as Foreign Competitors Expand into U.S. Markets
WASHINGTON — In support of the blueberry industry and its workers across the state of Maine, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined Representatives Chellie... -
September 16, 2020
Senator Collins Urges Administration to Work to Find Agreement with Canada on Fishing Gray Zone
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins sent a letter to President Trump urging the Administration to work with Maine and Canadian fisheries to find a solution to... -
September 14, 2020
More Than $25 Million in COVID-19 Financial Relief has been Awarded to Maine Farmers
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $25,159,777 to date to help offset the financial harm... -
Washington, D.C. — Following longstanding, bipartisan efforts by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree, U.S. Department of Agriculture...
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September 09, 2020
Senator Collins Urges USDA to Reverse Harmful Changes Made to Organic Certification Reimbursement Program
Washington, D.C. — In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Senator Susan Collins urged the agency to quickly reverse the Farm Service... -
September 04, 2020
Collins, King Announce More than $200,000 for Isle au Haut Solar Project
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Isle au Haut has received $211,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to install a... -
September 03, 2020
Senator Collins Announces $2 Million for Maine Lobster Industry Research
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative... -
August 27, 2020
Senator Collins Calls for Additional Agricultural Assistance in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a group of colleagues in urging Senate Leadership to support the inclusion of additional assistance... -
August 25, 2020
More Than $22 Million in COVID-19 Financial Relief has been Awarded to Maine Farmers
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $22,190,403 to date to help offset the financial harm... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation...
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August 12, 2020
Maple Syrup Producers Eligible for COVID-19 Financial Relief Following Advocacy by Maine Delegation and Governor Mills
Washington, D.C. — Following a push by Maine’s Congressional Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that producers of maple... -
August 05, 2020
Senator Collins Urges USDA to Help Address PFAS Contamination at Two Maine Dairy Farms
Washington, D.C. — Following recent reports that at least two Maine dairy farmers’ land, livestock, and overall operations have been significantly harmed by PFAS contamination,... -
August 05, 2020
Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $5.3 Million for Safe Drinking Water, Water Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Maine has received a total of $5,306,000 to support clean, safe drinking water and water infrastructure... -
August 04, 2020
Legislation to Permanently Fund LWCF, Provide Funding for National Parks Signed into Law
Over the last five decades, Maine has received more than $191 million in funding from LWCF Washington, D.C. — Today, the president signed into law the Great American Outdoors... -
August 04, 2020
Legislation to Permanently Fund LWCF, Provide Funding for National Parks Signed into Law
Over the last five decades, Maine has received more than $191 million in funding from LWCF Washington, D.C. — Today, the president signed into law the Great American Outdoors... -
August 03, 2020
Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $650,000 for Casco Bay Water Conservation Efforts
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $662,518 to the University of Southern Maine... -
July 29, 2020
Collins, King, Golden Announce $300,000 Awarded for Brownfields Assessment in Franklin, Oxford, and Androscoggin Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Representative Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency... -
Washington, D.C. —Maine’s seafood sector has already experienced severe financial harm due to COVID-19-related disruptions, and the decline in New England’s herring...
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July 25, 2020
Senator Collins Calls for Increasing Support for Clean Energy Sector in Next COVID-19 Package
Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a group of six of her colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), urging... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Maine farmers have been awarded a total of $8,588,357 to date to help offset the financial harm...
