Press Releases

November 04, 2021

Senator Collins Questions Dr. Fauci on Maine’s High Number of COVID-19 Cases

Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned two of the nation’s top public health officials, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

October 29, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $600,000 to Promote, Support Healthy Maine Mothers and Children

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has received $576,824 to improve the...

October 27, 2021

Senators Collins, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Care for Americans with Serious Mental Illnesses

Washington, D.C. – In a bipartisan effort to improve mental health care across the nation, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN), members of the Senate...

October 25, 2021

Collins, King Co-Sponsor Legislation To Support Family Caregivers

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan effort to provide working family caregivers in Maine and across the country with...

October 22, 2021

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Locations for 2021 Drug Take-Back Day

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, October 23rd, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and...

October 21, 2021

Collins, King Urge HHS to Prioritize Rural Health Care Providers’ Access to Critical Federal Funding

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jon Tester (D-MT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and...

October 20, 2021

Senators Collins, Burr Press CDC, FDA on Insufficient Data on Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines, Breakthrough Cases

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Richard Burr (R-NC) wrote a letter to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky and Food and Drug...

October 15, 2021

Senator Collins Visits New Mental Health, Opioid Addiction Treatment Facility at St. Mary’s Hospital

Click HERE and HERE for high-resolution photos Lewiston, ME – U.S. Senator Susan Collins was in Lewiston today to see the new state-of-the-art facility at Saint Mary’s...

October 07, 2021

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bill to Strengthen Support for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) co-sponsored the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, bipartisan legislation that would give metastatic breast cancer...

September 30, 2021

Senator Collins Presses HHS, Education Secretaries to Fully Reopen Schools, Limit Student Quarantines Through Testing

Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on School Reopenings. Click HERE to download high-resolution video.Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A on COVID-19 Vaccines....

September 30, 2021

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Organ Donors

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) co-sponsored legislation to protect the rights of living organ donors. The Living Donor Protection Act would...

September 23, 2021

Collins, King Announce More than $1.3 Million for Tribal Health Infrastructure Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Wabanaki Health and Wellness (WHW) will receive a total of $1,379,504 to help build and improve...

September 21, 2021

Collins, Colleagues’ Bipartisan Bill Advances to Expand Access to Assistive Technology for Seniors and People Experiencing Disabilities

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Health Committee advanced the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME),...

September 21, 2021

Senator Collins Questions Dr. Fauci on Maine’s High Number of COVID-19 Cases

Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $600,000 to Promote, Support Healthy Maine Mothers and Children

Senators Collins, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Care for Americans with Serious Mental Illnesses

Collins, King Co-Sponsor Legislation To Support Family Caregivers

Senators Collins, King Announce Maine Locations for 2021 Drug Take-Back Day

Collins, King Urge HHS to Prioritize Rural Health Care Providers’ Access to Critical Federal Funding

Senators Collins, Burr Press CDC, FDA on Insufficient Data on Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines, Breakthrough Cases

Senator Collins Visits New Mental Health, Opioid Addiction Treatment Facility at St. Mary’s Hospital

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bill to Strengthen Support for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Senator Collins Presses HHS, Education Secretaries to Fully Reopen Schools, Limit Student Quarantines Through Testing

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Organ Donors

Collins, King Announce More than $1.3 Million for Tribal Health Infrastructure Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Collins, Colleagues’ Bipartisan Bill Advances to Expand Access to Assistive Technology for Seniors and People Experiencing Disabilities

Collins, King, Announce $6.1 Million Grant to Support Maine Families and Children

Collins, King, Golden Announce $2.5 Million Grant to Help Combat Opioid Epidemic in Aroostook County

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bill to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Among Women and Children

Senator Collins Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Hold E-Cigarette Companies Accountable for Youth Vaping

Collins, Cardin Lead Senate Praise of Direct Support Professionals for Their Dedicated Work

Senators Collins, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Prescription Drug Pricing More Transparent

Senators Collins, Shaheen Announce Health Care Providers Now Eligible for Additional $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Relief