Press Releases

November 02, 2022

Senator Collins Announces $42.5 Million in LIHEAP Funding for Maine

Washington, D.C. – Following a bipartisan push led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jack Reed (D-RI), the State of Maine has been awarded $42.5 million through...

October 21, 2022

Maine Delegation Introduces Bill to Support Farmers Affected by PFAS

Washington, D.C.—In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by PFAS, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and...

September 29, 2022

$1 Billion for LIHEAP Advances Following Advocacy by Collins, Golden, Reed, Welch and Garbarino

Washington, D.C. – Today, by a vote of 72-25, the Senate passed a short-term government spending bill to fund the federal government through December 16th and provide...

September 23, 2022

Collins, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Loggers Day

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing October 12th, 2022, as National Loggers Day. The...

September 20, 2022

Collins, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Protect Communities from PFAS

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve coordination between federal and local governments...

September 14, 2022

Collins, King Announce Nearly $2.5 Million to Strengthen Maine’s Forest Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced $2,498,588 in federal funding to strengthen Maine’s forest products sector and expand...

September 13, 2022

Maine Delegation Presses Fisheries Agency for Fair Treatment of Maine Lobster Fishery

WASHINGTON — After the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) gave lobster industry participants just two business days to submit proposals for a new risk reduction plan to...

September 09, 2022

Maine Congressional Delegation and Governor Mills Call on Seafood Watch to Immediately Reverse Lobster Red List Designation or Provide Evidence to Back Claims

PORTLAND, ME – Senator Angus King, Governor Janet Mills, Senator Susan Collins, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are calling on the Monterey Bay...

August 23, 2022

Senators Collins, Peters Introduce Bill to Target Invasive Species That Threatens Blueberries and Other Fruits

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation to protect blueberries and other fruits that are threatened by the spread of...

August 05, 2022

Shaheen, Collins & Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on EPA to Ensure Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Helps Address PFAS Contamination in Private Wells

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) led a bipartisan group of Senators calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...

July 29, 2022

Nearly $27 Million for Maine Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $26,804,000 for 19 water and wastewater...

July 29, 2022

Collins, Colleagues Urge Administration to Implement Carbon Grant Program in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as Congress Intended

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to implement the Direct Air...

Senator Collins Announces $42.5 Million in LIHEAP Funding for Maine

Maine Delegation Introduces Bill to Support Farmers Affected by PFAS

$1 Billion for LIHEAP Advances Following Advocacy by Collins, Golden, Reed, Welch and Garbarino

Collins, Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Loggers Day

Collins, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Protect Communities from PFAS

Collins, King Announce Nearly $2.5 Million to Strengthen Maine’s Forest Economy

Maine Delegation Presses Fisheries Agency for Fair Treatment of Maine Lobster Fishery

Maine Congressional Delegation and Governor Mills Call on Seafood Watch to Immediately Reverse Lobster Red List Designation or Provide Evidence to Back Claims

Senators Collins, Peters Introduce Bill to Target Invasive Species That Threatens Blueberries and Other Fruits

Shaheen, Collins & Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on EPA to Ensure Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Helps Address PFAS Contamination in Private Wells

Nearly $27 Million for Maine Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

More Than $800,000 for Dam Replacement in Oxford Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

Nearly $4.5 Million for Caribou Mill Pond Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

$2 Million for Windham Wastewater Treatment Facility Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

$350,000 for Acadia Disposal Site Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

$2.5 Million for Our Katahdin in Millinocket Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

More Than $12.3 Million for Bigelow Lab Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

$3.5 Million for UNE Coastal Research Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill in First Key Step

Collins, King, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration Help Lower Energy Costs by Increasing Biodiesel Volumes

Collins, Colleagues Urge Administration to Implement Carbon Grant Program in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as Congress Intended