Press Releases

October 23, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Locations for 2020 Drug Take-Back Day

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, October 24th, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and...

October 20, 2020

Senator Collins Receives Home Health Care Award

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins received the Friend of Home Health Section Award from the American Physical Therapy...

October 15, 2020

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging HHS Secretary Azar to Reconsider Reporting Requirements for Rural Hospitals Amid COVID-19

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to reconsider...

October 13, 2020

Senator Collins’ Announces $25 Million Initiative to Fight Lyme Disease

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Health Committee, announced the launch of LymeX, a new $25 million effort to fight tick-borne diseases. LymeX is...

October 13, 2020

Senator Collins Urges Senate Leaders to Preserve Physician Payments

Washington, D.C.—In an effort to avert destabilizing cuts to medical providers that could harm patients’ access to health care, U.S. Senator Susan Collins sent a letter to Senate...

October 06, 2020

Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Cosponsored by Sen. Collins Recognizing October as National Retirement Security Month

Washington, D.C. – As part of a national effort to encourage Americans to focus on their financial needs for retirement, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Aging...

October 06, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $2.3 Million to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19 in Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Maine has received a total of $2,287,725 to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE), medical...

October 06, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Health Care Providers Eligible to Apply for Additional COVID-19 Funding

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Maine health care providers—including behavioral health providers such as addiction counseling centers...

October 01, 2020

Senator Collins Votes to Protect Mainers with Pre-Existing Conditions

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins released this statement following her votes on two bills that would preserve protections for individuals with pre-existing...

September 30, 2020

Senators Collins, Cardin Lead Bipartisan Push for Improving Access to Osteoporosis Testing

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chairman of the Aging Committee, and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) led a bipartisan group in urging Centers for Medicare and...

September 29, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $700,000 to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution throughout Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has received a total of $727,991 to support the...

September 28, 2020

Law Authored by Senator Collins Provides Maine with $200,000 to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease

Washington, D.C. — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) received a $200,000 grant to fight Alzheimer’s through a new law authored by U.S. Senator Susan...

September 28, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce $800,000 for Mental Health and Substance Use in Maine

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine State Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a total of...

September 28, 2020

Collins, Bennet Introduce Legislation to Significantly Expand Opioid and Substance Use Training Nationwide for Providers

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, commonsense legislation...

September 24, 2020

Collins, Menendez Introduce Bill to Create Independent Commission to Assess, Improve upon COVID-19 Response

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced bipartisan legislation to create an independent, non-partisan commission, closely...

September 23, 2020

Senator Collins Questions Leaders of HHS & FDA on Ongoing COVID-19 Response

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A with Admiral Brett Giroir. Click HERE for high-resolution. Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A with Dr. Stephen Hahn....

September 23, 2020

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Effort in Urging Action to Address Practices of Pharmaceutical Companies Undermining 340B Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in calling for enforcement action to address...

September 23, 2020

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Locations for 2020 Drug Take-Back Day

Senator Collins Receives Home Health Care Award

Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging HHS Secretary Azar to Reconsider Reporting Requirements for Rural Hospitals Amid COVID-19

Senator Collins’ Announces $25 Million Initiative to Fight Lyme Disease

Senator Collins Urges Senate Leaders to Preserve Physician Payments

Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Cosponsored by Sen. Collins Recognizing October as National Retirement Security Month

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $2.3 Million to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19 in Maine

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Health Care Providers Eligible to Apply for Additional COVID-19 Funding

Senator Collins Votes to Protect Mainers with Pre-Existing Conditions

Senators Collins, Cardin Lead Bipartisan Push for Improving Access to Osteoporosis Testing

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $700,000 to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution throughout Maine

Law Authored by Senator Collins Provides Maine with $200,000 to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease

Senators Collins, King Announce $800,000 for Mental Health and Substance Use in Maine

Collins, Bennet Introduce Legislation to Significantly Expand Opioid and Substance Use Training Nationwide for Providers

Collins, Menendez Introduce Bill to Create Independent Commission to Assess, Improve upon COVID-19 Response

Senator Collins Questions Leaders of HHS & FDA on Ongoing COVID-19 Response

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Effort in Urging Action to Address Practices of Pharmaceutical Companies Undermining 340B Program

Collins, Rosen Introduce Resolution on “National Falls Prevention Awareness Week”

Collins, Bennet Introduce Legislation to Significantly Expand Opioid and Substance Use Training Nationwide for Providers

Senators Collins, King Announce $111,603 for Mental Health Resources at York County Sheriff’s Office