press releases
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May 22, 2020
Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Advocating for National Guard Serving on COVID-19 Front Lines
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of 125 Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense... -
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Intelligence Committee, voted today to overturn President Donald Trump’s veto of the revised war powers resolution...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) led a bipartisan group of Senators in a letter urging Senate Leadership and top appropriators...
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April 10, 2020
Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Call to Safeguard Inspector General Independence Following ICIG Removal
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling on President Trump to provide a detailed written explanation for his decision... -
April 04, 2020
Senator Collins’ Statement on ICIG Michael Atkinson
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Intelligence Committee, released this statement on Inspector General of the Intelligence Community... -
March 12, 2020
Senator Collins Presses Navy Leaders on Shipbuilding Budget, Modernization of Shipyards
Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A with Acting Secretary Moldy. Click HERE to download.Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A with Admiral Gilday. Click... -
March 12, 2020
Senator Collins Meets with Chief of Naval Operations
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations, in her Washington, D.C.,... -
February 12, 2020
Senator Collins Votes to Advance Revised War Powers Resolution
Click HERE to download a high-resolution photo of today’s press conference Click HERE for video of Senator Collins’ remarks at today’s press conference. Click HERE... -
WASHINGTON – Responding to the request for two fiscal year 2021 Arleigh-Burke class (DDG-51) destroyers —a ship built at Bath Iron Works in Maine—in the President’s FY...
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February 06, 2020
Senate Intel Releases Bipartisan Report on Obama Administration’s Response to Russian Election Interference
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on which U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) serve, today released the third volume in the... -
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Intelligence Committee, announced today that she will cosponsor the revised war powers resolution (S.J.Res.68) drafted...
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January 07, 2020
Collins, King Call on Defense Secretary to Support President’s Commitment to a Larger Navy Fleet
Click HERE for a copy of the signed letter. Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Angus... -
December 21, 2019
Funding Secured by Senator Collins for Maine Shipyards, UMaine Research Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020... -
December 20, 2019
Legislation to Strengthen National Defense Signed into Law with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the fiscal year (FY) 2020 National Defense... -
December 03, 2019
Senator Collins Honors Lewiston Native on 27 Years of Service in the Army, Presents Him with Legion of Merit
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins and SGM Gondek. Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ remarks. Click HERE for high-resolution video. Click HERE... -
Click HERE and HERE for high-resolution photos Kittery, ME — Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered remarks at a dual groundbreaking ceremony at Portsmouth Naval...
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November 22, 2019
Senators Collins, Shaheen Announce Nearly $158 Million Contract Awarded to Modernize Dry Dock #1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen announced that a $157,949,610 contract was awarded to Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield, Maine, for construction of a... -
Washington, D.C. — Following reports of ISIS terrorists in Syria escaping from detention facilities run by America’s Kurdish partners in the Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), U.S....
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October 28, 2019
Senator Collins Hosts Promotion Ceremony in U.S. Capitol for Lewiston Native and Naval Academy Professor
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins with Commander Berube and his wife, Kristin Berube, on the Speaker’s BalconyClick HERE for video of Senator Collins... -
October 27, 2019
Senator Collins’ Statement on Death of ISIS Leader
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Intelligence Committee, released this statement following President Trump’s announcement of a U.S. Special Forces...
