Press Releases

December 11, 2018

Farm Bill Passes Senate, Includes Provisions Authored by Senator Collins to Benefit Maine Farmers

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate passed the 2018 Farm Bill by an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 87-13. The legislation, which...

December 11, 2018

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Support Young & Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that the Next Generation in Agriculture Act was included in the bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill. This...

December 06, 2018

Senate Unanimously Passes Library & Museum Bill Senator Collins Introduced with Bipartisan Group

Washington, D.C. – In a major victory for libraries, museums, and lifelong learning opportunities, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018,...

December 04, 2018

Senators Collins And King Announce Maine Nominees To The United States Military Service Academies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a...

December 03, 2018

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $2 Million for Head Start in Hancock and Washington Counties

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Downeast Community Partners (DCP) received $1,996,333 for its Head Start and Early Head Start...

November 30, 2018

Senators Collins, Reed Bill to Fund America’s Libraries and Museums Clears Senate Hurdle

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee unanimously passed the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 (MLSA), legislation...

November 19, 2018

Senator Collins Meets with Jobs for Maine’s Graduates

Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Jobs for Maine’s Graduates (JMG) students...

November 13, 2018

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $1.3 Million for Head Start in York County

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that York County Community Action Corporation received $1,342,612 for its Head Start and Early Head...

October 17, 2018

Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $2,482,515 to Support Arts Curriculum in Portland and Lewiston

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Side x Side, Inc., will receive a four-year, $2,482,515 grant through the U.S. Department of...

October 10, 2018

Collins, King Congratulate Three Maine Schools Recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King applauded Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville, Falmouth High School, and Yarmouth Elementary School for...

October 02, 2018

Senators Collins, King, and Representative Pingree Announce Nearly $300,000 for USM’s TRIO Veterans Upward Bound Program

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree announced that the University of Southern Maine’s Veterans Upward Bound...

August 31, 2018

Senators Collins, King Announce $468,990 for Upward Bound Program at Bowdoin College

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Bowdoin College will receive $468,990 in funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s...

August 31, 2018

Senators Collins, King Announce $182,845 Grant for Saint Joseph’s College Chemistry Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced that Saint Joseph’s College will receive a $182,845 grant from the National...

July 30, 2018

Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on DeVos to Allow the Use of FAFSA Income Data to Help Determine TRIO Eligibility

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan group of 18 Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to work...

July 27, 2018

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $103,000 Grant for Saint Joseph’s College to Support Prospective Science Educators

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) announced today that Saint Joseph’s College in Standish has received $102,997 in funding from the...

June 27, 2018