press releases
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October 04, 2021
Senator Collins Announces More than $1 Million to Support Pipeline Safety Across Maine
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the State of Maine has received a total of... -
October 01, 2021
Senators Collins, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Outdoors for All Act
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Outdoors for All Act. The legislation, which is co-sponsored by Senator Angus... -
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that three organizations in Maine have received a total of $242,712 to help repair and maintain snowmobile...
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September 25, 2021
Senators Collins and King Celebrate National Lobster Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today are celebrating Maine’s lobster industry after the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution... -
September 24, 2021
Senators Collins, Cantwell Lead National Clean Energy Week Resolution
Washington, D.C. — Last night, the Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) designating September... -
September 23, 2021
Maine Delegation Urges USDA to Support Maine Organic Dairy Farmers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary... -
September 16, 2021
Collins, Golden Urge Maine Loggers to Apply for $200 Million Currently Available for COVID-19 Relief
Application deadline is October 15th Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Congressman Jared Golden are strongly encouraging Maine timber harvesting and hauling... -
September 15, 2021
Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $550,000 for Bigelow Lab
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has received a total of $543,189 to conduct research to... -
September 14, 2021
Maine Delegation Announces $750,000 to Revitalize and Preserve Maine’s Historic Downtowns
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that the Maine Development Foundation (MDF)... -
September 13, 2021
Collins, Pingree, Golden Announce Nearly $5M in Federal Funding Awarded to Maine Energy Company
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) welcomed news from the U.S.... -
September 10, 2021
Maine Delegation Announces Seafood Processors and Agriculture Stakeholders Eligible for $700 Million in COVID-19 Relief
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will... -
September 07, 2021
Collins, King Announce $900,000 to Support Endangered Atlantic Salmon Populations in Maine
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that four organizations have received a total of $900,000 to restore habitats for endangered... -
August 31, 2021
Maine Delegation and Governor Mills Oppose New Rule That Will Harm Maine’s Lobster Industry
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills issued this statement following... -
August 18, 2021
Maine Delegation Calls on Commerce Secretary to Reject Petition for Seasonal and Dynamic Closures in Parts of Maine’s Lobster Fishery
For Downeast Maine proposed closure alone, Pew’s proposal is estimated to reduce risk to whales by just 1.7%, while causing $22 million in losses for local... -
August 13, 2021
Appropriations Committee Passes Energy & Water Funding Bill, Includes Major Wins for Maine Championed by Senator Collins
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced that the full committee advanced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022... -
August 04, 2021
Bill to Fund Key Agricultural Programs in Maine Clears Senate Hurdle with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins
The legislation would also preserve paper pharmaceutical inserts and ban PFAS in cosmeticsWashington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations... -
August 04, 2021
Senator Collins Secures Over $6 Million for Four Maine Dredging Projects in Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that she successfully secured all five of the Congressionally Directed... -
July 30, 2021
Senate Passes Bill Co-Sponsored by Senator Collins to Protect Firefighters, First Responders from Hazardous PFAS Chemicals
Washington, D.C.—Bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins to help keep first responders safe from PFAS passed the Senate unanimously. The Protecting... -
July 22, 2021
Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Co-Sponsored by Collins, King Designating July as “National Blueberry Month”
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) designating the month of July... -
July 20, 2021
Collins, Golden Announce $200 Million Now Available to Help Loggers, Timber Haulers Facing COVID-19 Economic Crisis
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced that $200 million is now available for logging and log hauling businesses that...
