press releases
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November 12, 2021
Collins Joins All Women Senators Urging President Biden to Protect Afghan Women and Girls
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined all 24 female Senators in a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to protect the rights of... -
November 01, 2021
ICYMI: Senator Collins Pens Column about Former Maine Police Officer Who Became a Havana Syndrome Victim
Washington, D.C.—In a column published in the Maine Sunday Telegram, U.S. Senator Susan Collins described the harrowing, life-altering story of a former Maine police officer who... -
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she secured funding to implement the HAVANA Act and assist Havana Syndrome victims in the draft Department of...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) have joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Save Our Servicemembers...
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October 21, 2021
Senator Collins Secures Funding for Additional DDG-51 in Defense Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the draft fiscal year (FY)... -
October 21, 2021
Funding for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Infrastructure Projects Secured by Senator Collins in Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the fiscal year (FY)... -
Click HERE for high-resolution Bath, ME – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King participated in the christening ceremony for the USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120)...
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October 01, 2021
Collins, Bipartisan Colleagues Challenge Administration to Justify Prolonged U.S.-Canada Border Closure
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Tina Smith (D-MN) sent a letter... -
September 28, 2021
Senator Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined 21 of her colleagues in introducing the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act. The legislation,... -
September 27, 2021
Collins, Rubio, Hagerty Introduce Bill to Fund Iron Dome
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced a standalone supplemental appropriations bill to fund Israel’s Iron... -
September 24, 2021
Collins, Shaheen Urge Blinken to Provide Equal Access to Treatment at Walter Reed for Victims of Probable Directed Energy Attacks
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken last night requesting equal... -
September 17, 2021
Collins, Shaheen Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Help Americans Affected by Probable Directed Energy Attacks & Develop Unified Government Response
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Directed Energy Threat Emergency Response Act, bipartisan legislation to reform the... -
September 13, 2021
Senator Collins Attends September 11th Congressional Remembrance Ceremony
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins attended the September 11th Congressional Remembrance Ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The ceremony... -
September 11, 2021
Senator Collins’ Statement on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Bangor, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement on the 20th Anniversary of September 11th: “Two decades have passed, but September 11, 2001, remains as vivid for... -
September 10, 2021
Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $6.2 Million for 29 Maine Fire Departments
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that 29 fire departments in Maine have received a total of $6,220,151 to upgrade equipment and support... -
September 09, 2021
Collins, Klobuchar Urge Biden Administration to Prioritize Resources for Afghan Women Refugees
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Department of Homeland Security... -
September 08, 2021
Navy Secretary Joins Senators Collins, King for PNSY Groundbreaking Ceremony
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Kittery, ME –Today, Senators Susan Collins and Angus King hosted Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro in Maine, where... -
September 08, 2021
Senators Collins, King Host Navy Secretary at BIW
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senators Collins and King with Secretary Del Toro Bath, ME – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King toured manufacturing and... -
August 31, 2021
Sen. Collins Joins Bipartisan Group Calling on VA to Address Impact of Afghanistan Withdrawal on Veterans’ Mental Health
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined a bipartisan group of 34 Senators calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to swiftly develop and conduct... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on the American servicemembers killed in Afghanistan: “Today’s catastrophic attack against...
