press releases
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April 20, 2022
Senator Collins Launches Returning Worker Fellowships
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that she has established a new returnship program in her Maine Constituent Service Centers to assist Mainers... -
March 17, 2022
Bipartisan, Bicameral Made in America Manufacturing Bill Introduced by Senator Collins, Colleagues
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a group of her colleagues in introducing the Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2022.... -
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representative Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that $1,000,000 in...
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Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured $7,522,000 for infrastructure and economic development in the Katahdin Region in the Fiscal Year...
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March 11, 2022
$120,000 for Danforth Economic Development and Revitalization Secured by Senator Collins
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured $120,000 in the Fiscal Year 2022 Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill to support... -
March 11, 2022
Nearly $650,000 for New Mobile Unit for Aroostook County Action Program Secured by Senator Collins
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $643,000 for a new mobile... -
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured $3,100,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Loring Commerce Centre in the Fiscal Year 2022...
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Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured $4,565,000 to help promote workforce development opportunities across Maine. A senior...
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March 10, 2022
Collins, King Announce $800,000 to Expand Employment, Workforce Training Opportunities in Coastal Maine
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Coastal Communities Workforce Inc. has received a total of $800,000 to help strengthen its... -
February 18, 2022
Maine Delegation, Governor Mills Urge Biden Administration to Extend FEMA Cost Share Measures
PORTLAND, MAINE—Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Maine Governor Janet Mills are urging the Biden Administration to extend federal... -
February 18, 2022
Senators Collins, Shaheen, Leahy Lead Push to Reauthorize Program that Supports Hard-Hit Businesses, Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. – As senior members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT)... -
February 16, 2022
Collins-Manchin-Portman-Sinema Statement on Meeting with Infrastructure Czar Mitch Landrieu
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) issued the following statement after hosting a G-20... -
February 07, 2022
Maine Delegation and Governor Mills Push for Delay of Unfair, Flawed Regulations on Lobster Industry
Washington, D.C.—In a continuation of their advocacy on behalf of Maine lobstermen and women, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and... -
January 27, 2022
Collins, King Announce DHS to Issue Additional H-2B Visas That Will Support Maine’s Tourism Industry
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) announced today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL)... -
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) has been awarded $500,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that nine housing authorities in Maine will receive a...
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January 20, 2022
Maine Delegation Presses Dept. of Transportation to Help Alleviate Bus Driver Shortage
In response to a serious and sustained shortage of school bus drivers across Maine, the state’s congressional delegation is pushing the U.S. Department of Transportation... -
January 19, 2022
Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $18.5 Million for Four Maine Dredging Projects
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that four Maine dredging projects in Ogunquit, Scarborough, Milbridge, and Bar Harbor totaling... -
January 18, 2022
Collins, Shaheen Participate in Annual “State of American Business” Virtual Event Hosted by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a virtual bipartisan panel hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss challenges... -
January 14, 2022
Senator Collins Announces $45 Million for Maine Bridges
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that Maine will receive a total of $45 million to maintain and reconstruct bridges across the state....
