Press Releases

March 18, 2025

Following Push from Senator Collins, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Exempt from Hiring Freeze

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement on the Department of Defense’s announcement exempting the shipyard workforce from the civilian...

March 11, 2025

Senator Collins: Our Adversaries are Watching Closely our Response in Ukraine

Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her full remarks. Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and a bipartisan group of Senators delivered remarks on the...

February 12, 2025

Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Navy to Protect Jobs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Warn of Negative Impact on National Security

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and...

January 20, 2025

Senator Collins’ Statement on the Confirmation of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued a statement following her vote to confirm Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. “Today, I was pleased to vote to confirm...

January 20, 2025

Senator Collins’ Statement on TikTok

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement on TikTok: “TikTok is enjoyed by millions of Americans. The problem is not the platform but...

January 17, 2025

Senator Collins, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Re-designate Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and 14 of her Senate colleagues introduced the Dismantle Iran’s Proxy Act. This legislation would re-designate the Houthis as a...

January 02, 2025

More Than $42 Million for Maine Coast Guard Facilities Secured by Senator Collins in Disaster Relief Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she has secured a total of $42,082,000, funding the U.S. Coast...

December 18, 2024

Bill to Strengthen National Defense with Provisions Championed by Senator Collins to be Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the...

October 01, 2024

Senator Collins Announces $191 Million Army Contract for General Dynamics’ Saco Defense Facility

Bangor, ME— U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Defense, announced today that the General...

September 30, 2024

Senator Collins Announces $216 Million F-35 Contract for Pratt & Whitney

Bangor, ME – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Defense, announced today that Pratt &...

September 27, 2024

Senator Collins and Senator King Welcome News that Bangor Air National Guard Base Advances to Next Round of Highly-Competitive Tanker Basing Process

Bangor, ME – Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Senator Angus King were briefed by Major General Duke Pirak, Acting Director of the Air National Guard, that Bangor Air National...

August 01, 2024

Bill to Fund Key Defense Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, announced that she advanced key funding...

January 11, 2024

Senator Collins’ Statement on U.S. Military Strike on Houthi Targets in Yemen

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement on U.S. military...

October 19, 2023

Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Co-Sponsored by Collins, King in Support of Israel

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, and Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services...

March 01, 2023

Collins, Tester Lead Letter to President Biden Urging Decisive Action to Prevent Future Spy Balloons

Washington, D.C. — Continuing their oversight efforts around the Chinese spy balloon, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jon Tester (D-MT), the leaders of the Defense...

February 01, 2023

Collins, Cardin, Young, Merkley Mark Two-Year Anniversary of the Military Coup in Burma with Resolution Calling for Return to Democratic Governance

Washington, D.C. – To mark the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Todd Young (R-IN), and Jeff Merkley...

December 23, 2022