press releases
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May 06, 2022
Senator Collins, Energy Secretary Praise UMaine’s Offshore Wind, Advanced Manufacturing R&D at Appropriations Hearing
Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on offshore wind turbines. Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on advanced composite... -
May 05, 2022
Senator Collins Announces $7.2 Million in Disaster Assistance for Maine’s Herring Fishery
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that NOAA Fisheries has awarded Maine $7,191,787 to provide... -
May 04, 2022
Senator Collins Presses Energy Secretary to Expand Weatherization Program that Permanently Lowers Heating Costs
Senator Collins also spoke about the importance of energy storage to boost alternative energy like solar and wind Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on... -
May 04, 2022
Senator Collins Secures $45 Million to Resolve Camp Ellis Erosion in Draft Water Infrastructure Bill
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) includes a provision she championed authorizing $45... -
April 29, 2022
Collins, Coons Lead Call for Limiting Potent Greenhouse Gas, Supporting U.S. Manufacturers
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chris Coons (D-DE) led a bipartisan letter – co-signed by Senator Angus King (I-ME) – to the Chair and... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust has received a total of $2 million to help conserve the...
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April 21, 2022
Senator Collins Announces Additional $3.7 Million to Help Maine Families with Rising Home Heating Costs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that the State of Maine has received a total of $3.7 million to help families and individuals afford to... -
April 20, 2022
Collins, King Bill to Prevent Suicide, Support Mental Health for Health Care Workers Amid COVID-19 Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act – a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins... -
WASHINGTON, DC—Following repeated calls from the Maine Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today said...
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April 15, 2022
Collins, Reed, Merkley Lead Bipartisan Effort to Boost Outdoor Education & Connect More Kids to Nature
Washington, D.C. – In an effort to reconnect more kids with nature, improve their mental and physical health, and address critical environmental challenges, U.S. Senators... -
April 14, 2022
Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $650,000 to Support Seaweed Farming in Gouldsboro
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Springtide Seaweed in Gouldsboro will receive a total of $649,651 to develop new innovative nori... -
April 07, 2022
Maine Delegation, Governor Welcome Secretary Haaland to Maine, Discuss Investments in Outdoor Recreation and Acadia National Park
WINTER HARBOR, ME – Today, U.S. Senators Angus King, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, and Susan Collins, Representatives Chellie Pingree, Chairwoman of... -
April 07, 2022
$7.6 Million for Acadia National Park Included in Government Funding Law Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that the government funding bill that was recently signed into law... -
April 05, 2022
Collins, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Wipe out Non-Flushables from Waste Water Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental... -
March 17, 2022
Collins, Pingree Call on HHS to Take Proactive Steps to Relieve Burden of Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), and Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark... -
The Senators spearheaded the effort to include $3.5 billion for WAP in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Washington, DC – In an effort to make more homes energy...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King celebrated the Senate’s unanimous passage of a resolution designating March 27, 2022 as “Maine...
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March 14, 2022
Maine Delegation Urges More USDA Aid for PFAS Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) and Jared Golden... -
March 11, 2022
$200,000 for a New Generator for Fish River Rural Health in Madawaska 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 $200,000 for a new generator... -
March 11, 2022
$14.2 Million for Maine’s Water & Wastewater Infrastructure 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 $14,180,000 for nine water and...
