Press Releases

January 21, 2022

Collins, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Transparency of Foreign Manufacturers of Medical Products

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Health Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation that would...

January 20, 2022

Collins, Cardin Introduce Bill to Address Prescription Drug Shortages

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Drug Shortages Shelf Life Extension Act, a bipartisan bill that would direct the...

January 19, 2022

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Rebuild Public Health Workforce Amidst Shortages

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Tina Smith (D-MN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced bipartisan legislation to reinforce and...

January 13, 2022

Collins, Luján, Casey Introduce Bill to Ensure Access to Mental Health Resources During Public Health Emergencies

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Securing Uninterrupted Pandemic Preparation of...

January 11, 2022

Senator Collins Questions Top Health Officials on Funding for Testing, Vaccine Protection

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, questioned top public health officials at a hearing titled, “Addressing New...

December 20, 2021

Senators Collins, Lujan Introduce Bill to Spur Research on Neurological Diseases Like Alzheimer’s

Washington, D.C.—In a bipartisan effort to accelerate the prevention, treatment, and cure of neurological diseases, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Ray Luján...

December 20, 2021

Bill Co-Sponsored by Collins, King to Combat ALS, Expand Research and Access to Treatment to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – Legislation to improve ALS patients’ access to treatments is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. U.S. Senators Susan Collins...

December 20, 2021

Collins, King, Golden Announce $4.1 Million for Penobscot Community Health Center

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Jared Golden announced that Penobscot Community Health Center in Bangor has received a total...

December 17, 2021

Senator Collins Discusses Medical Supply Chain, Type I Diabetes Therapies with FDA Nominee

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December 17, 2021

Senator Collins Applauds CDC’s New Guidance on “Test-to-Stay” That Will Help More Students Remain in the Classroom

Washington, D.C.—Following a push led by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated guidance today on COVID-19...

December 10, 2021

Heeding Calls from Collins & Shaheen, Senate Sends Legislation to Delay Payment Cuts for Health Care Providers to President’s Desk

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statements after the Senate cleared legislation that extends the Medicare...

December 09, 2021

Collins, Shaheen Push Senate Leaders to Delay Payment Cuts to Help Providers Stay Afloat During Pandemic

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a bipartisan letter to Senate leadership urging the extension of the Medicare sequester...

December 08, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce $4 Million to Bolster Health Services in Maine

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that two organizations in the State of Maine have received a total of $4,047,727 to strengthen health care...

November 23, 2021

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $130 Million in COVID-19 Relief for 314 Maine Health Care Providers

Washington, D.C. – Following a bipartisan push co-led by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), 314 Maine health care providers received a total of $129,052,464 from the...

November 23, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce $2.3 Million to Help Combat Maine’s Opioid Epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is awarding the Maine Department of Health and Human...

November 22, 2021

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Address Critical Doctor Shortage in Maine

Washington, D.C. – In order to address the shortage of medical professionals in Maine and across the United States, which has been underscored most recently by the COVID-19...

November 22, 2021

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Grow and Support the Infectious Disease and Pandemic Preparedness Workforce

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Bolstering Infectious Outbreak (BIO)...

November 18, 2021

Collins, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Transparency of Foreign Manufacturers of Medical Products

Collins, Cardin Introduce Bill to Address Prescription Drug Shortages

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Rebuild Public Health Workforce Amidst Shortages

Collins, Luján, Casey Introduce Bill to Ensure Access to Mental Health Resources During Public Health Emergencies

Senator Collins Questions Top Health Officials on Funding for Testing, Vaccine Protection

Senators Collins, Lujan Introduce Bill to Spur Research on Neurological Diseases Like Alzheimer’s

Bill Co-Sponsored by Collins, King to Combat ALS, Expand Research and Access to Treatment to be Signed into Law

Collins, King, Golden Announce $4.1 Million for Penobscot Community Health Center

Senator Collins Discusses Medical Supply Chain, Type I Diabetes Therapies with FDA Nominee

Senator Collins Applauds CDC’s New Guidance on “Test-to-Stay” That Will Help More Students Remain in the Classroom

Heeding Calls from Collins & Shaheen, Senate Sends Legislation to Delay Payment Cuts for Health Care Providers to President’s Desk

Collins, Shaheen Push Senate Leaders to Delay Payment Cuts to Help Providers Stay Afloat During Pandemic

Senators Collins, King Announce $4 Million to Bolster Health Services in Maine

Senator Collins Announces Nearly $130 Million in COVID-19 Relief for 314 Maine Health Care Providers

Senators Collins, King Announce $2.3 Million to Help Combat Maine’s Opioid Epidemic

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Address Critical Doctor Shortage in Maine

Collins, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Grow and Support the Infectious Disease and Pandemic Preparedness Workforce

Collins, Colleagues File Challenge to Vaccine Mandate for Businesses

Collins, Colleagues Urge FDA to Study Long-Term Health Impacts of COVID-19

Senator Collins Visits Maine Medical Center to Thank Workers, Discuss Plans to Build Four Cardiac Operating Rooms